Great Quotes About Chuck Berry

John Lennon: "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry."

Bob Seger: "All of Chuck's children are out there playing his licks."

Anthony Kiedis: "Chuck Berry is a musical scientist who discovered a cure for the blues."

Joan Jett: "The epitome of what it is to be a rock and roll guitar player, songwriter and singer."

Eric Burdon: "I learned more from Chuck Berry about America than I could have from the U.S. Information Service in London."

Joe Cocker: "Back then, I, most rockers loved Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis...you know in the 60's."

Keith Richards: "You didn't know whether Chuck Berry was black or white - it was not a concern."

Johnny Ramone: "I never liked blues and I really didn't like jazz. I like Chuck Berry."

Ronnie Wood: "I used to sit by the record player and copy Chuck Berry and the Beatles."

Chuck D: "I was inspired by the classic rock radio of the seventies. They separated Chuck Berry and the Beatles from the Led Zepplins and Bostons and Peter Framptons.

Stevie Wonder: "There's only one true king of rock and roll. His name is Chuck Berry."

Great Quotes From Freddie Mercury And Queen

Freddie Mercury: "Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name."

Brian May: "I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: Yeah, not so good."

Roger Taylor: "People are still today trying to imitate Led Zepplin, America is full of drummers trying to play like John Bonham."

John Deacon: "I probably was the only person in the band who could get a look from the outside, because I was the last to join."

Roger Taylor: "I think maybe we were subconsciously influenced by the Beatles' albums, I think really, especially the later ones, like Rubber Soul, Revolver and Abbey Road."



Brian May: "I don't think anybody comes close to the Beatles, including Oasis."

John Deacon: "Arguments are healthy. They clear the air."

Freddie Mercury: "we've gone overboard on every Queen album. But that's Queen."

Brian May: "The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind."

Roger Taylor: "We had a joke that we wanted to be the biggest. It was a joke, but underneath, it was really true. Number one is much better than number two."

Brian May: "Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of the guitar changes radically.

John Deacon: "Lot's of marriages don't last as long as Queen have been together."

Freddie Mercury: "I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend."

Quotes From Ann & Nancy Wilson Of Heart

Nancy: "The lightning bolt came out of the heavens and struck Ann and me the first time we saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show."

Ann: "Led Zepplin, you can't find a better band to pay tribute to."

Nancy: "The effect of music is huge. It is so human, yet it is beyond human."

Ann: "Fleetwood Mac are more like a folk-rock band."

Nancy: "Our ideal of sexuality was much more natural, like nymphs running through the woods."

Ann: "I like the White Stripes and I like the kinda twang American thing right now."


Nancy: "A dream set would include songs by other artists like Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, and other favorites."

Ann: "Separating business from family is never completely possible since Nancy and I run the family business."

Nancy: "Joni Mitchell became a huge influence on us. But it wasn't till after the initial Beatles explosion that you started seeing women come forward as their own songwriters."

Ann: "I never get tired of being with Nancy, and the older I get, the more I love her company, musical and otherwise."

Jack White Quotes

"I have three dads: my biological father, God and Bob Dylan."

"I don't trust anybody who doesn't like Led Zepplin."

"It is the pursuit of happiness that brings us happiness, and not the happiness achieved."

(About Lady Gaga) "I don't think she lives it because it's all artifice. It's all image with no meaning behind it."


"I certainly wouldn't want a song that I'd already written to be used on a commercial. That Seems Strange."

"I want to be part of the resurgence of things that are tangible, beautiful and soulful, rather than just give in to the digital age."

"Frank Sinatra was dignified. We don't have a Frank Sinatra, or a Patti Page nowadays. What do we have? Ashlee Simpson instead of Patti Page."

"I would never purposely sing a song about someone I love, I wouldn't want to embarrass them. But for someone I don't like...I would definitely do that."

"I grew up in the city. I don't think there have been too many musicians who have made it out into the mainstream who are actually from the inner city of Detroit - except for the Motown artists, really."

Famous Songs About Famous People

Going To California - Led Zepplin (1971): The lyric "...she plays guitar and cries and sings" is about Joni Mitchell.

Love Reign o'er Me - The Who (1973): Pete Townshend originally wrote this song about British singer Shirley Bassey, whom he had a crush on during his adolescence.

Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack (1973): Supposedly inspired by a poem written by Lori Lieberman about singer Don McLean.


Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd (1975) This nine part song was inspired by former lead singer Syd Barrett, who ironically visited the studio while the group was recording. It took awhile to recognise him because no one had seen him for several years.

Hurricane - Bob Dylan (1975): A protest song about boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who Dylan felt was wrongly sent to prison in the late 60's.

Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton (1978): From the album "Slowhand", this song was written for George Harrison's ex-wife Pattie Boyd.

Empty Garden - Elton John (1982) Written and recorded after the death of John Lennon. The two artists were close friends, with Elton being named Sean Lennon's godfather.

Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses (1987): From their multi platinum selling album "Appetite For Destruction". Axl Rose co-wrote this song about his then girlfriend Erin Everly, daughter of Don Everly of the Everly Brothers.

Black Velvet - Alannah Myles (1989): This song is a tribute to Elvis Presley and hit number one on the U.S. Billboard charts.

Freddie Mercury Quotes

"I have fun with my clothes onstage; it's not a concert you're seeing, it's a fashion show."

"We've gone overboard on every Queen album. But that's Queen."

"I'm so powerful on stage I seem to have created a monster. When I'm performing I'm an extrovert yet inside I'm a completely different man."

"Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal, obviously, and sounds splendid. It's a strong name, very universal and immediate."

"I can't win. Love is Russian roulette for me. No one loves the real me inside. They're all in love with my fame, my stardom."

"The bigger the better, in everything."

"We were disliked by the press in the early days because they couldn't put their finger on us, and that was the case with Zeppelin as well."

"We're confident people will take to us, because although the camp image has already been established by people like Bowie and Bolan, we are taking it to another level."

"I think I'm totally original. I'm sure there are many people who see themselves in me, but that's to them. I'm me, basically, and that's how I like to be."

"The carmen miranda of rock & roll. But what can I say? I'm a flamboyant personally. I like going out and having a good time."

"I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend."

Led Zeppelin Quotes

Jimmy Page: "I may not believe in myself, but I believe in what I'm doing."

John Bonham: "Drumming was the only thing I was ever good at."

Robert Plant: "I owe everything to musicians I work with."

John Paul Jones: "We could do anything we wanted, as we were good enough musicians."

Jimmy Page: "I don't think critics could understand what we were doing."

John Bonham: "People who don't take care of their drums really annoy me."

Jimmy Page: "My finger picking is sort of a cross between Pete Seeger, Earl Scruggs, and total incompetence."

Robert Plant: "My vocal style I haven't tried to copy from anyone. It just developed until it became the girlish whine it is today."

John Bonham: "I don't consider that I'm particularly influenced by anyone or anything. But when I started playing, I was influenced by early soul. It was just that feel, that sound."

Jimmy Page: "Every musician wants to do something which will hold up for a long time, and I guess we did it with Stairway To Heaven."

John Paul Jones: (On John Bonham) "He used to hit hard and he was loud, but he was actually a very subtle drummer in a lot of ways."

Robert Plant: "I don't want to scream Immigrant Song every night for the rest of my life, and I'm not sure I could."