Musical Influences

In Lawrence App's MySpace page he lists the following dozens of musical influences, starting with John Lennon and Joni Mitchell, and, Kurt Elling:

Meshell Ndegeocello, almost every serious guitarist, Sylvia Plath, Marley, John Scofield, Papa Wemba, Tom Waits, Charlie Hunter, Johnny Clegg, Sting, Gomez, Billy Collins, Gilberto Gil, Airto, Milton Nascimento, Lenny Breau, FZ, Don van Vliet, Duke Ellington, Wes, Stevie Wonder (70s), Pat Martino, Ornette.