inspiration
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Hart also looked to artists as varied as Kurt Cobain and Chappell Roan, while drawing inspiration from classical music, blues and the old-world sound Lestat would have absorbed over his long life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
The universe, it’s all mathematics and science, and I shouldn’t shun the science of music just because I think the inspiration is all it should be.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
"I know that her incredible career, both as an actor and producer across stage, screen and television, will be a major inspiration to Oxford's students," he added.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
Instead, the record found inspiration in big-band swing of the 1930s, tropical rhythms of the ’40s and exotica recordings of the ’50s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
“As I expected,” he murmured, with that hissing inspiration of his which meant so much.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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