Jackie DeShannon Quotes

Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.

Elvis is everywhere. Elvis is everything. Elvis is everybody. Elvis is still The King.

The last time I saw Elvis was when I played my second New Year's Eve show for him in 1970.

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

Elvis is symbolic of a lot of things, dreams coming true being one of them.

King of kings, that must be Elvis.

Elvis is iconic; a lot of performers today look to that for inspiration.

That's my idol, Elvis Presley. If you went to my house, you'd see pictures all over of Elvis. He's just the greatest entertainer that ever lived.

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it off.

When I think of artists that I would have loved to work with, it's Jimi Hendrix. And Steve McQueen. He's not a rock star, but he's kind of a rock star to me.

Lou Reed's music has been in the lives of millions of people all over the world for decades. He had a truly universal presence and was respected by musicians across all genres.

You can't ever really replace Jon Anderson because he's been such a force in the music business.

Every performer who ever performed in rock and roll or even close to it is lying if they tell you that they weren't influenced in some way or another by Elvis Presley. He turned the world around.

Everyone felt like they knew Ray Charles and in a way they did, because he was embodied by his music.

Without Elvis none of us could have made it.

I don't think anyone can measure up to what my father had achieved. I'm just happy to at least play some of his music, but he is really the one who was the pioneer, the one who started all this. He's really The King.

One seldom expects the country's president to adequately note the passing of a rocker, but Jimmy Carter's assessment of Elvis Presley's appeal - 'energy, rebelliousness and good humor' - is remarkably close to the mark.

Elvis may have been my first hero, but you couldn't relate to him.

And, it seems like a whole new generation of kids have discovered his genius and are bringing him to life again. I hope that wherever Michael is right now he is smiling about this. Yes, Michael Jackson was a human being but he was a king. Long live the king.

That Elvis, man, he is all there is. There ain't no more. Everything starts and ends with him. He wrote the book. But for him, I'd be selling encyclopedias right now. There have been a lotta tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one king.

Elvis is my religion. But for him, I'd be selling encyclopedias right now.

Elvis was the king. No doubt about it.

Everyone likes at least one Elvis song....Me, I love them all. He was, is and will remain the ultimate rock star.

Bob Dylan is my idol. Everybody has that person growing up that made them see things a little differently than they did before, Dylan is that guy for me. My dad gave me the 'Blonde on Blonde' album on cassette tape when I was seven or eight. It took me a while to get into Dylan's vibe, but once I did, I never looked back.

I grew up as a kid looking at artists like David Bowie and Prince; I really admired them.