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=== Influences === Both Zombie's music and film work draws influence from classic horror and suspense films, with Zombie citing the 1970s as the "last great time where films were being made for the sake of the film and not for the sake of the money."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/rob-zombie-1798208595|title=Rob Zombie|first=Scott|last=Tobias|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=August 2, 2005 }}</ref> Zombie has cited artists such as [[Alice Cooper]],<ref>{{cite web |date=2006-05-22 |url=http://www.vh1classic.com/view/playlist/1531879/87125/Heavy_The_Story_of_Metal_Heavy_Q_and_A/First_Metal_Moment_Q_and_A/index.jhtml |title="Metal: As Defined By Gods" from Heavy: The Story of Metal |website=Vh1classic.com |access-date=November 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430162414/http://www.vh1classic.com/view/playlist/1531879/87125/Heavy_The_Story_of_Metal_Heavy_Q_and_A/First_Metal_Moment_Q_and_A/index.jhtml |archive-date=April 30, 2010 }}</ref> [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/peter-criss-performs-kiss-god-of-thunder-with-rob-zombie-at-93-3-wmmr-mmrbq-video/|title=Peter Criss Performs Kiss' 'God Of Thunder' With Rob Zombie At 93.3 WMMR MMR*B*Q (Video)|publisher=Blabber Mouth|date=May 11, 2014}}</ref> [[Queen (band)|Queen]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/News/en-us/Rob-Zombie-Loves-820.aspx|title=Rob Zombie Loves Elton John, Queen|publisher=Gibson|date=August 20, 2010}}</ref> and [[Elton John]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rttnews.com/1399414/elton-john-and-queen-popular-with-hard-rocker-rob-zombie.aspx|title=Elton John And Queen Popular With Hard Rocker Rob Zombie|publisher=RTT News|date=August 22, 2010}}</ref> as influences during his childhood.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spinner.com/2010/08/19/rob-zombie-queen-elton-john/ |title=Rob Zombie Influenced by Queen and Elton John?!? |publisher=Spinner |date=August 19, 2010 |access-date=November 25, 2012 |archive-date=June 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624042818/http://www.spinner.com/2010/08/19/rob-zombie-queen-elton-john/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Zombie claimed that the first record he ever bought was an Alice Cooper album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rzr.online.fr/docs/zombie/alicecooper.htm |title=Alice Cooper & Rob Zombie : Influences, Interviews (Zombie land 2) |website=Rzr.online.fr |date=October 28, 1995 |access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref> [[Metallica]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[Judas Priest]], [[Slayer]], [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]], [[Pantera]], [[Sepultura]], [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] and [[Twisted Sister]] were also cited as influences by Zombie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/rob-zombie/related-artists/?filter=influencedBy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814194825/http://www.mtv.com/artists/rob-zombie/related-artists/?filter=influencedBy|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2013|title=Artist Influences for Rob Zombie - MTV|publisher=MTV}}</ref> Zombie claimed his mother would not allow him to watch horror films, namely ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]'' (1974),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,615052,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602131245/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,615052,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 2, 2009 |title=Rob Zombie's TV Influence β Rob Zombie |work=People |date=May 21, 1999 |access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref> which later served as an influence on Zombie's films ''House of 1000 Corpses'' and ''The Devil's Rejects''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tim Harden |url=http://www.texaschainsawmassacre.net/Homages/Homages.htm |title=Homages to the Texas Chain Saw Massacre |website=Texaschainsawmassacre.net |access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref> Zombie has directed the majority of his music videos as a solo artist, with numerous releases being influenced or referencing horror films. The music video for his single "[[Living Dead Girl (song)|Living Dead Girl]]" is based upon the silent horror film ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]'' (1920),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hollywood-movies.yoexpert.com/hollywood-movies-general/what-is-film-s-influence-on-music-31995.html |title=What is film's influence on music? |website=Hollywood-movies.yoexpert.com |access-date=November 25, 2012 |archive-date=January 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128040926/http://hollywood-movies.yoexpert.com/hollywood-movies-general/what-is-film-s-influence-on-music-31995.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> while his video for "Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)" was heavily inspired by ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' (1971).<ref>{{cite web |author=Madison |url=http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2010/06/11/music-videos-with-clockwork-orange-references/ |title=Seven Music Videos Influenced by A Clockwork Orange |website=Unrealitymag.com |date=June 11, 2010 |access-date=November 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017102057/http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2010/06/11/music-videos-with-clockwork-orange-references/ |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His film ''The Lords of Salem'' was inspired by the horror classic ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'' (1980).<ref>{{YouTube|B2cv_UGnV98|Rob Zombie Goes Big With The Lords of Salem}}</ref>
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