Chappell is described as a "caustic" influence in the Australian media.

Jekyll has been described as "a premier influence in garden design" by English and American gardening enthusiasts.

Margaret Preston is described as a strong influence on her.

His obituary in The Times described him as "a seminal influence on a whole generation of guitarists".

The WarioWare series was described as an influence in making the game.

His father, whom he describes as a steadying influence, was a farmer who later became a photographer.

He describes as a major influence to his work 'an inner anger which is a response to all the unfairness that is in this world'.

He started spending more time with her son Malik, a 25-year-old she describes as a bad influence.

Schnitt describes himself as a "fiercely independent conservative with libertarian influence."

Neither of them could be described as a sobering influence.