Ezra Furman Quotes

If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'.

I think the world of Chuck Berry.

Now, I don't know how they judge all that, but if anybody in the world deserves to be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Ritchie Valens does.

Buddy Holly had something very different from the other great early rock n' roll stars, whether it was Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Bo Diddley. He came across as so ordinary, as such a nerd. You know, he was a big guy, and he carried a gun. He was anything but a nerd.

I have always maintained that Iggy Pop is the Heavyweight Champion of Rock & Roll.

From the time I was 12 until I was 21, Chuck Berry was my favorite artist.

People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits.

Neil Young is the prime example, the grand goal, if you will. He's still shredding, and he never lost his credibility.

Elvis Presley was the big bang. He was the most influential single figure in the history of American pop culture. He changed the way we looked, thought, dressed, held a guitar. He didn't invent rock & roll, but he defined it in a way that everyone who followed him owes him a debt.

I was playing with Chuck Berry, who sounded like an English teacher. Did you ever listen to his records? He pronounces every word.

There's only one true king of rock 'n' roll. His name is Chuck Berry.

Rock and roll is here to stay.

It doesn't matter how many times I've played 'Brown Sugar', I never get tired of playing it.

I am one of the biggest Laura Nyro fans. I still listen to that stuff incessantly. Laura Nyro does not belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Songwriter Hall of Fame? Absolutely.

That Mick Jagger, I feel sorry for him. After all these years he still can't get no satisfaction.

I don't care what anybody says about Ringo. I cut my rock-n-roll teeth listening to him.

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

Man, I'm the No. 1 living and breathing rock star. I am Axl Rose; I am Jim Morrison; I am Jimi Hendrix.

Ever since the beginning of rock and roll, there's been an Axl Rose. And it's just boring. It's totally boring to me.

Cliff Gallup is one of my heroes; I'd dearly love to meet him.

Chuck Berry doesn't give interviews.

To me, meeting Buddy Guy was like meeting a piece of history.

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

I'm obsessed with Stevie Nicks and I think she's awesome - everything from her music to her style.

I worked with George Harrison - who was the reason I started playing guitar.