ANTHRAX/ARMORED SAINT Singer JOHN BUSH Lists Top 20 Vocal Influences

April 2, 2010

Heavy metal singer John Bush (ARMORED SAINT, ANTHRAX) sent Ranker.com a list of the singers that have most influenced him over the years — and his influences are not all metal gods.

John Bush's top 20 vocal influences:

01. Bon Scott
02. Steven Tyler
03. Rickey Medlocke
04. Mike Patton
05. Chaka Khan
06. Rob Halford
07. Levi Stubbs
08. Thom Yorke
09. Ozzy Osbourne
10. Stevie Wonder
11. Phil Mogg
12. Maurice White & Phillip Bailey (EARTH, WIND & FIRE)
13. Chris Cornell
14. Ronnie James Dio
15. Phil Lynott
16. Freddie Mercury
17. Robert Plant
18. Bono
19. Marvin Gaye
20. James Hetfield

To read Bush's comments on each of his selections, go to this location.

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