Steve Stevens admired Robert Fripp .
Many artists have cited Fripp as an influence or have expressed their admiration for him , including Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree , Omar Rodríguez-López of The Mars Volta , Trey Anastasio of Phish , Kirk Hammett of Metallica , Michael Angelo Batio , Adam Jones of Tool , Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan , Paul Masvidal of Cynic , Chris Haskett of Rollins Band , Ivar Bjørnson of Enslaved , Denis `` Piggy '' D'Amour of Voivod , Daniel Mongrain of Voivod and Martyr , Marcus Henderson , Paul Lemos of Controlled Bleeding , William Rees of Mystery Jets , Richard Pinhas of Heldon , Nick Reinhart of Tera Melos , Leopold Ross of Io Echo , and Sean Beavan .