Lead singer Dani Filth has often cited Sheridan Le Fanu as an inspiration to his lyrics.

Lead singer Chris Martin says, " It ’ s based on a love story with a happy ending.

Lead singer Mick Jagger complied, but deliberately called attention to this censorship by rolling his eyes and mugging when he uttered the new words.

As a teenager, she befriended a group of outcasts, one of whom had albums by African-American blues artists Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and Lead Belly, whom Joplin later credited with influencing her decision to become a singer.

* 1971 – Neil Fallon, Lead singer of Clutch ( band )

Lead singer, Strachan died on 29 August 2001, aged 49, in a helicopter crash while solo piloting.

Lead singer of The Gaslight Anthem, Brian Fallon, has stated several times that without The Replacements there would be no Gaslight Anthem, as they are heavily influenced by their music, particularly ' Left of the Dial '.

** Alison Goldfrapp, Lead singer of English electronic duo Goldfrapp.

* January 20 – Lead Belly, American folk singer ( d. 1949 )

Lead singer Dan Haseltine visited Africa in 2002, which in turn inspired the founding of Blood: Water Mission, a non-profit organization created to raise awareness and money for the poverty and AIDS stricken regions of the continent.

Lead singer Fish was also often compared with Gabriel due to his early vocal style and theatrical stage performances, which in the early years often included wearing face paint.

* Danny Joe Brown, Lead singer of Molly Hatchet.

* Carl Storie, Lead singer of the band Faith Band

* Huddie William Ledbetter aka Lead Belly, singer and guitarist, was born in Mooringsport.

* Home of Ted Poley, Lead singer of the 80's Rock Band Danger Danger

* Rob Thomas Lead singer for alternative band Matchbox Twenty

* Pat McGee, Lead singer of the Pat McGee Band

* July 14 – Malcolm Owen ( 26 ), Lead singer The Ruts ( overdose )

Lead singer Sebastian Bach recalled, " When ( Skid Row ) got signed to Atlantic, Gary Moore heard about it and said we could have the name for $ 35, 000 U. S. dollars.

Lead singer Harvey Fuqua served as the group's leader and chief writer.

Lead singer Gwen Stefani began work on her 1980s-inspired New Wave and dance-pop side project in 2003, which eventually evolved into the full-fledged solo album, Love.

Many of the musicians in the collegiate and urban folk movements were already familiar with acoustic twelve-string guitars via the music of folk and blues singer Lead Belly.

Lead singer Nicholls was becoming increasingly erratic, and had to be barred from doing media interviews after several bad experiences on the American tour.

* Lead singer Christopher Hall has formed the Los Angeles-based band The Dreaming.

* Lead climbing: a specific sub-category of climbing in which the climber uses quickdraws to clip onto permanment bolts in the rock, and thus clips the rope into each quickdraw as she or he climbs up.

Marcy Playground is an American alternative rock band consisting of three members: John Wozniak ( Lead Vocals, Guitar ), Dylan Keefe ( Bass ), and Shlomi Lavie ( Drums ).

* Joe Perry, Lead guitarist from the rock band Aerosmith

Performers who use acoustic 12-string guitars span a range of genres, from folk ( Arlo Guthrie, Keith Potger, John Denver, Gordon Lightfoot, Ben Woodward, Pete Seeger and Noel Paul Stookey ), through reggae ( Bob Marley ), traditional blues ( Lead Belly, Blind Willie McTell, and Guy Davis ), folk rock ( Paul Simon, Neil Young, Tim Buckley, Gerry Beckley, John Allan Cameron ) and country ( Pinmonkey's Michael Reynolds, Taylor Swift and Mike Nesmith ), to rock bands ( Mark Tremonti of Creed and Alter Bridge, Jimi Hendrix on " Hear My Train A-Comin ", Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi, Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys, George Harrison, John Lennon of The Beatles, Robert Smith of The Cure, David Bowie for his " Space Oddity " live performances, Pete Townshend of The Who, Roger Hodgson ( ex-Supertramp ), who used acoustic 12-string on " Give a Little Bit ", " Even in the Quietest Moments ", " C ' est le Bon " and " Know Who You Are "; Melissa Etheridge, Tom Petty and Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Greg Lake on " Lucky Man " and " Still ... You Turn Me On ", Brian May of Queen, Andy Partridge and Dave Gregory of XTC, and Nick Valensi of The Strokes ).

His famously used Orange Matamp Lead 200 was purchased by Greg Veerman, Bass player of Canadian rock band San Sebastian.

Three singles, " If I Were You ", " Inside of You ", and " Born to Lead " have been released, all of which have fared poorly on the rock charts.

Another rock concert took place on 1 July 1987 when Irish rock band U2 played to a packed house as part of the Joshua Tree Tour, supported by World Party, The Fall, The Mission and The Pretenders, Lead singer Bono said during the gig of kids in Dublin City talking with stars in their eyes about Leeds United, " I didn't myself but, ... you know ...".

Lead climbing is an advanced aspect of rock climbing and is not often practised by novice climbers.

* Angus Young – Lead guitarist for Australian rock band AC / DC, known for wearing the Ashfield Boys High School uniform on stage

Lead singer and main writer Bartholomew Bishop's keyboards centered around piano, organ and harpsichord, rather than the Moog, ARP and other synthesizers then in common use among groups exploring a mixture of rock and classical influences.

" Flashpoint " was created in 1991 while Paul Messina ( Flute / Sax ) and George Schoendorfer ( Lead / Rhythm Guitars ) were playing together in the folk / rock group " Relative Viewpoint ".

Lead singer and songwriter Jason Wade originally formed Lifehouse as a church rock band, and often performed for church worship services before signing to the commercial record label DreamWorks.

Lead single " Like the Sun " was another Canadian rock hit, but despite its popularity, it failed to sell the record.

Lead guitarist Slash of the hard rock band Guns N ' Roses used a talk box in " Anything Goes " off their album Appetite for Destruction, released in 1987.

* Mark McGrath, Lead singer of the pop rock band Sugar Ray

Boiled in Lead, Cats Laughing and his current group, the Tim Malloys, all have common musical roots of celtic and rock styles.

Lead Cove may take its name from the lead-grey rock that surrounds the shallow cove.