I would like to start off by saying everyone has a different influences when it comes to music, which is why I have created this forum post so that people can tell who their influences are and perhaps engage in a discussion about these influences.
I'll start off by saying that one of my earliest influences was a musician called Paco De Lucia, I'd never heard anyone play a guitar like that, the speed and precision and he wasn't even using a pick. The first song I heard of his is also his most viewed video on YouTube Entre Dos Aquas, I'll provide a link in this post I really recommend that you give it a listen, you won't regret it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oyhlad64-s
Also another big influence for me is a band called The Lounge Lizards, chiefly because of one song, which I will attach another link for, when I first heard this I thought and still think that this is one of the best and most original pieces of music I've ever heard and the same can be said for the rest of their music, I mean their music is also not very contemporary but at least it's original.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPoyOftnaV8