Originally Posted by: VicRose91How do you do it?

How do you go about finding more musical influences?
I try all the time but never really get anywhere.

A few months ago I listened to Stevie Ray Vaughan for the first time, it was Riviera Paradise. I thought it was Stellar! Then I listened to Lenny and Little Wing, all amazing. The thing is, I only found out about the guy because I knew my favorite guitarist of the time, John Mayer, was influenced by him.

I also stumbled upon Eric Johnson's song "Manhattan" and thought it was like Classical Music on electric guitar.

I want to find more music like these people, but it's very hard. How do I go about find more awesome music? Is usually just luck?

Same as good authors or anything else. Word of mouth or random chance. Forums like this are a good place, since you can usually get suggestions in a genre you are interested. After joining GT I sort of "discovered" the Blues and got a ton of suggestions to try out.

If you don't have iTunes, get it. Even if you don't shop with it, you can use it to get song samples of anyone you might be interested in.

That and watch video channels, and listen to radio stations that play stuff you like. Always keep a pen handy. I keep a notepad near where I watch TV and will make a note of anyone I find interesting to look up later on.