1.   Asked if she gazes at her ceiling for musical inspiration, Ms. Goese laughed.

2.   Billy Joel has had his share of idols and musical inspirations since he started writing songs more than three decades ago.

3.   Gospel singers James Cleveland and Clara Ward, not to mention a young pop sensation named Sam Cooke, stopped by often, providing musical inspiration.

4.   Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin has traveled the globe in search of musical inspiration.

5.   The most unusual feature of the play is Blue himself, whose role in the Clark family turns out to be more than mere musical inspiration.

6.   Through all the ups and downs, Benson has never lost sight of his original goal, which is to keep the flame burning for his traditional musical inspirations.

7.   Yet hateful lyrics may not be the biggest musical inspiration for lewd behavior.

8.   He draws on his diverse background for musical inspiration.

9.   Her first musical inspiration was pianist-vocalist Fats Waller, whose artistry was sometimes overlooked, Krall said, because of the humor in his music.

10.   He described it as a herb with medicinal properties that improved his musical inspiration, his appetite and his sex life.