Lots of family members play instruments, which I think influenced me more than famous players. Once I started to play guitar more seriously, I really took a liking to players who could play a good full-sounding rythym/lead like Stevie Ray Vaughan, but seeing as how I'm primarily an acoustic man I try to emulate players like Dave Matthews and James Taylor. While I get more energy from Dave's playing, I really admire the simplicity and beauty of James Taylor's songs. I don't think I'm ever going to play exactly like Dave or exactly like James, but I definitely want to be one of those players who says a lot with only a handful of notes.