[[Dire Straits]] frontfigur [[Mark Knopfler]] kaldte i et interview fra 2005 Barres samarbejde med Ian Anderson for "magisk". <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Flashback-78_-Jethro-Tulls-M.aspx|title=Flashback '78: Jethro Tull's Martin Barre and Ian Anderson Create the Seminal ''Heavy Horses''|access-date=2014-06-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606224552/http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Flashback-78_-Jethro-Tulls-M.aspx|archive-date=6. juni 2014}}</ref> [[Joe Bonamassa]] nævner Martin Barre som en direkte indflydelse, især i bluesspillet på de tidlige albums. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bluesinbritain.org/joe-bonamassa-interview/|title=Joe Bonamassa Interview|publisher=Blues in Britain|date=2. juni 2010|access-date= 4. november 2022|archive-date= 9. november 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109221258/http://www.bluesinbritain.org/joe-bonamassa-interview/|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://guitarinternational.com/2010/12/28/joe-bonamassa-talks-influences-touring-and-gear/|title=Joe Bonamassa Interview : Guitar Interviews|publisher=Guitarinternational.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911103121/http://guitarinternational.com/2010/12/28/joe-bonamassa-talks-influences-touring-and-gear/|archive-date=11. september 2014}}</ref> Andre guitarister som [[Steve Vai]], [[Joe Satriani]] og [[Eric Johnson (guitarist)|Eric Johnson]] nævner også Martin Barre som en indflydelser. <ref name="DMME"/>
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