Jack Bruce Quotes

Eric Clapton is my dream guitarist.

First concert I ever went to was a group called The Yardbirds. Eric Clapton is the lead guitarist.

Everyone wanted to play like Eric Clapton in the early to mid-'60s.

I just want to be rich and famous.

I love being famous. It's almost like being white.

The higher your profile, the more people want you.

I don't even think about fame at all.

I'm very privileged to be the celebrity I am.

When I met Eric Clapton, I was a very young girl. I was 20 years old. And we were linked for a very short time, and then we became friends. And then we lost touch, which I'm really sorry about.

I think the world of Chuck Berry.

I feel like clout is something that builds up on your teeth.

I just think that Jack White is the consummate artist - an artist's artist. I'm a huge fan.

People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done.

In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of descent and even of great wealth.

Never underestimate the power of being popular in pop culture. You have to be able to do something. You can have a good seat at the restaurant, but you still have to pay for the meal. Fame is important, but to be rich is more important.

I knew Slash in high school, but not very well. Just knew him as this kid that used to hang out in the hallway. Pretty much looked then the way he does now.

I don't really care about having more fame than I have.

Not to rag on myself, but when people say, 'What does it feel like to be an icon?' I'm like, 'My dog does not think I'm an icon, my cat does not think I am an icon, my cousin does not think I am an icon.' I have a really lovely group of friends, and I just don't think about it.

Fame overcomes everything.

Jeff Beck is one of my heroes and has been since I first picked up a guitar.

I hope this doesn't sound pompous but I don't think of myself as famous, whatever fame I've got has come through what I've done and associations of things I've done.

Eric Clapton always wanted to come out onstage with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

Hip-hop is more about attaining wealth. People respect success. They respect big. They don't even have to like your music. If you're big enough, people are drawn to you.

People are people. All that celebrity tagging doesn't bother me at all.