Editing Tony Levin (section)

== Influence ==
[[File:TonyLevin2.jpg|thumb|Levin performing live with [[Liquid Tension Experiment]] at [[NEARfest]] 2008]]
Many artists have cited Levin as an influence or have expressed their admiration for him, including [[Les Claypool]] of [[Primus (band)|Primus]],<ref>{{cite web |access-date=March 3, 2017 |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/les-claypool-10-bassists-that-blew-my-mind-621199 |title=Les Claypool: 10 bassists that blew my mind |page=7 |website=[[MusicRadar]] |date=May 13, 2015 |first=David |last=West |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629160812/http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/les-claypool-10-bassists-that-blew-my-mind-621199 |archive-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> [[Colin Hodgkinson]], [[Nick Beggs]],<ref>{{cite web |access-date=March 3, 2017 |url=http://www.hit-channel.com/nick-beggs-john-paul-jonessteve-hackettsteven-wilsonkajagoogoo/1868 |website=Hit-channel.com |title=Interview:Nick Beggs (John Paul Jones,Steve Hackett,Steven Wilson,Kajagoogoo) |date=April 11, 2012 |quote=Tony is one of the greatest musicians ever born. I am only glad that I was able to discover him when I did as he taught me so much about music. Yes I am a fan of Tony Levin. Isn’t everyone? |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829170701/http://www.hit-channel.com/nick-beggs-john-paul-jonessteve-hackettsteven-wilsonkajagoogoo/1868 |archive-date=August 29, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Al Barrow]] of [[Magnum (band)|Magnum]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/musicians/interview-al-barrow.htm |access-date=September 2, 2017 |title=Interview – Al Barrow (Magnum) |publication-date=April 23, 2014 |first=Dan |last=Mailer |website=Metal-temple.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170902054222/http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/musicians/interview-al-barrow.htm |archive-date=September 2, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Dan Briggs (musician)|Dan Briggs]] of [[Between the Buried and Me]],<ref>{{cite web |access-date=March 3, 2017 |quote=[...] For me, that method of finding a groove within a really dense riff comes from Tony Levin (King Crimson), who is one of my all-time favorite bassists. He was so good at, “Where is this groove coming from.” He was, first and foremost, just a really groove-y bass player and that’s something I’ve always tried to take [for myself]. [...] |title=Between the Buried and Me Bassist Dan Briggs Talks 'The Parallax II,' Composing Music + More |url=http://loudwire.com/between-the-buried-and-me-bassist-dan-briggs-the-parallax-ii-composing-music/ |publication-date=May 1, 2013 |date=March 16, 2013 |location=[[Radio City Music Hall]], New York City |first=Graham |last=Hartmann |website=[[Loudwire]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503215212/http://loudwire.com/between-the-buried-and-me-bassist-dan-briggs-the-parallax-ii-composing-music/ |archive-date=May 3, 2013}}</ref> Zach Cooper of [[Coheed and Cambria]]<ref>{{cite web |first=Zachary |last=Cooper |access-date=March 8, 2017 |title=Bassically speaking: Zachary Cooper |publication-date=January 29, 2013 |url=http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/interviews/bassically-speaking-zachary-cooper/ |website=[[Bass Guitar (magazine)|Bass Guitar]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105624/http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/interviews/bassically-speaking-zachary-cooper/ |archive-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref> and Jonathan Hischke of [[Dot Hacker]] and [[El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez]].<ref>{{cite web |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url=http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/jonathan-hischke-on-being-game/26358 |title=Jonathan Hischke On Being Game |first=Bryan |last=Beller |magazine=[[Bass Player (magazine)|Bass Player]] |publication-date=February 11, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223104317/http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/jonathan-hischke-on-being-game/26358 |archive-date=February 23, 2015}}</ref>