What are Bucketheads influences?
Buckethead has cited Michael Jackson, Paul Gilbert, Shawn Lane, Yngwie Malmsteen, Bootsy Collins, Angus Young (AC/DC), Django Reinhardt and Bruce Lee as major inspirations as well as the experience of playing with Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell, John Zorn, the Invisibl Skratch Piklz and other artists with whom he has played and collaborated. He also finds inspiration in books (“magic” is a favorite topic), magazines (Guitar Player, Creepy, Eerie), movies (Voyage into Space, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Golem, Captain EO, Halloween), TV shows (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Gumby, the Classic Sports Channel), video games (Mario Bros., Ghouls n’ Ghosts, Mortal Kombat…), athletes (most notably Michael Jordan), and Disneyland.
