These are the players who inspired me to pick up the guitar:

-Andres Segovia (the first time I ever felt the urge to play air guitar was when I heard his version of some Villalobos piece, the name of which I have forgotten :o )

-Darren Middleton and Ian Haug from Powderfinger ("Waiting for the Sun" was the song that started my consummate love affair with rock - so simple, yet so incredibly effective)

-Dave Murray from Iron Maiden (The first heavy metal solo I ever listened to was the one from "Brave New World". I've never been the same since :) )