text: Other notable acts that have mentioned Sparks include Ween, Will Sheff of Okkervil River, Mark Burgess of the Chameleons, and Cait Brennan.  Electronic band Justice hailed the group saying: "this is ... something we like in music, this kind of epic feeling, ... and we were really inspired by bands like Sparks ... who have this really operatic sound". In 2012, synth-pop duo Spray released the song "Sparks Called and They Want Their Ideas Back".
  In 1980, Paul McCartney also gave a nod to the band in the music video for "Coming Up", in which he mimicked Ron Mael on keyboards.
  Members
  Current members
  Russell Mael – vocals
  Ron Mael – keyboards
  Current supporting musicians
  Steven Nistor – drums
  Evan Weiss – guitars, background vocals
  Eli Pearl – guitars, background vocals
  Tyler Parkford – keyboards, background vocals
  Max Whipple – bass, background vocals
  Patrick Kelly – bass, background vocals
  Alex Casnoff – keyboards, background vocals
  Former members and supporting musicians
  Earle Mankey – guitar, vocals, background vocals
  Jim Mankey – bass
  Harley Feinstein – drums
  Martin Gordon – bass
  Adrian Fisher – guitar
  Norman "Dinky" Diamond – drums, percussion
  Trevor White – guitar
  Ian Hampton – bass
  Sal Maida – bass
  Jeffrey Salen – guitar, background vocals
  Mayo James McAllister - guitar
  Hilly Boy Michaels – drums