Otis Rush Quotes

My father was a trained accountant, a BCom from Sydenham College and a self-taught violinist. In the 1920s, when he was in his teens, he heard a great violinist, Jascha Heifetz, and he was so inspired listening to him that he bought himself a violin, and with a little help from an Italian teacher, he learned to play it.

I'm pretty obsessed with Sara Bareilles. She is so talented, and I feel like I would learn so much from her.

Pops, he was a singer's singer. I loved to hear my father sing. He just was so laid-back and cool. I always wished I could sing like Pops.

I respect Lady Gaga very much.

So, my big brother was playing guitar and I figured I'd try it too.

I taught myself how to play when I was about 13. I'm a lefty.

Louis Armstrong is quite simply the most important person in American music. He is to 20th century music (I did not say jazz) what Einstein is to physics.

I learned five chords; I thought I knew it all.

You know, I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell.

I play the drums, and I'm trying to teach myself how to play the piano.

I didn't know anything about music when I started a band. I barely knew how to play a guitar. I didn't know how to produce records. I learned how to play bass guitar and keyboards in Rilo Kiley. I picked up a lot from my collaborators.

He is the king. If it hadn't been for Link Wray and 'Rumble', I would have never picked up a guitar.

I just play the guitar and write songs.

My interests are guitars, cars, and vacation. I've been playing guitar all my life. My dad was a professional guitarist, but I'm terrible, which lets me off the hook, so I just play for myself.

When I was about forty-three years of age, I had a private secretary with a beautiful baritone voice. I told him I would give anything in the world if I could only carry a tune. He laughed and said, 'Anybody who has a voice and perseverance can sing.'

I really liked Stevie Ray Vaughn, so hey - I tried to look like him.

We were accused of sounding like a couple of bands when we started out. Aerosmith was one.

It's an honor to be able to tour with somebody I grew up listening to and somebody I look up to. When you're around somebody like E-40, all you can do is watch and learn, and soak up game.

I always wanted to learn how to play the guitar.

I used to play a lot of cricket at the junior level. Then I did my engineering and got interested in singing and playing the guitar. Yes, I'm a musician. From music it was a step away from cinema.

While I was playing football in the U.S., I learnt to play the guitar, and I'm picking it up again now.

Kendrick Lamar is a great, great thinker. He's a tremendous artist.

I couldn't even sing when I started.

I have my own thing that I do really well, but it's not singing. It's more of a screaming-type thing.

Cudi should be a top tier artist... I think he fathered a lot of the style of music. He's a good influence and a good help.