Matt Bellamy Quotes

As I said to Ringo, I was in a successful Rock N Roll band. He was in a band that changed the world. That's the difference.

My mom listened to the Beatles and Elvis, a lot of different types of music.

This kid's excited because he's with Bad Company and I'm excited because I'm with Chuck Berrys' son.

I'll never quit playing country music, or at least acknowledging it, always, as the cornerstone of what I am.

Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.

If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.

Mick Jagger can't even make a successful solo album, and the Stones are the biggest rock group that ever was.

We are so indebted to our ancestors, musically speaking, that they have left us 400 years of music.

I think we as a band, as individuals, understand that all popular music stems from blues and jazz and even pop, but rock 'n' roll especially comes from blues.

Elvis may be the King of Rock and Roll, but I am the Queen.

My life would have been different without Paul Stanley or Ace Frehley. They would have to be the greatest on my list as an influence to my life at 11 years old.

Prince presented us at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

No, I don't think rock 'n' roll will ever fade.

Without the blues, modern music would be nothing like it is now - not remotely.

My dad has been playing guitar basically all his life. He's sort of who got me into rock music.

What we admit to is being a rock n' roll band. From day one, I was a big Chuck Berry fan.

I was born and raised in Germany, so I was classically trained. Classical has been deep in me from a totally early age. Then, as a teenager, I picked up the guitar and was really into rock music.

Old-school rock bands, and blues bands, too, are kind of a dying breed.

Rock & roll has kept us alive for all these years. But we just love country music. It's in our blood.

I think the way country music is set up, we all came from a family background.

There are a handful of music docs I'd love to do, including David Bowie.

Elvis was a way bigger influence than Waylon Jennings, but you don't wanna tell people, 'I never really listened to Waylon.'

If I told my 14-year-old self that I'd be hanging out with Keith Richards talking about records, my head would've exploded.

I may be gone, but Rock and Roll lives on.

If there hadn't been an Elvis, there wouldn't have been the Beatles.