"I never thought I'd be a superstar, a living legend. I never heard of no rock and roll in my life.""Elvis may be the king of rock and roll, but I am the queen."
"Now they have banging guitar and no bass and call it rock, but that's not what I call rock."
"I don't think a woman has to act like a man to show that she has strength."
"Rock and roll offered me a platform to speak what I felt."
"A lot of people call me the architect of rock and roll. I don't call myself that, but I believe it's true."
"I was really kind of shy as a child. But I would do things for attention."
"He was an integrator, Elvis was a blessing. They wouldn't let black music through. He opened the door for black music."
"I gave the Beatles their first tour - I took them to Hamburg before they ever made a record. I gave Mick Jagger his first tour in this country. James Brown was with me. I put Joe Tex in business."
"The grass may be greener on the other side but it's just as hard to cut."
"It's not the size of the ship; it's the size of the waves."
No comments:
Post a Comment