.: Per's Influences . lu_gt456: David Bowie Per followed Bowie's steps and tinted his hair red. He also has written a song entitled after Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" -> Ziggy Stardust (Var Blev Du Av?) and mentions Major Tom in "Elvis in Germany".
gyllener: Elvis Presley per has always mentioned Elvis as a great influence to his musical career. "Elvis in Germany" is a Per's story under Elvis' name.
Lilo: Extreme I think they are a good band, i dont like heavy metal, but they make it very different.
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dvfmlfc: Sweet Sweet's brand of 1970s hook-laden pop rock very relevent on the young Per Gessle
gyllener: The Beatles Per is especially fond of John Lennon and his music. Cover songs, the June Afternoon video (where he performs as a Beatle) and his comments on this make The Beatles one of his major influences.
Liesebieke: The Ramones Per sings a track on a tríbute album for the group whose singer died a couple of years ago. The track is called I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend, the album The Song Ramones The Same.
dvfmlfc: The Who "Reporter", "Crashing Guitars", "Fingertips" - anything Per does with loud guitars is very Pete Townshend :)
tevensso: Tom Petty TP & the Heartbreakers is another hero of Per's. He's even a member of Tom's fanclub.