Rick Wakeman Quotes

If I were in the Beatles, I'd be a good George Harrison.

I think it was John who really urged me to play sitar on 'Norwegian Wood,' which was the first time we used it. Now, Paul has just asked me recently whether I'd written any more of those 'Indian type of tunes.' He suddenly likes them now. But at the time, he wouldn't play on them.

Paul and I were friends, the Moody Blues toured with the Beatles on the second British tour. That developed into me working with Paul, whom I always admired.

I'm actually good friends with Diplo, and we've talked about collab'ing.

I would love to work with a Beatle: Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr.

The Beatles are the most credible band in the history of music.

John Lennon was a musical genius. All I have to do is think of some of his songs and even the titles make me feel good... and I'm not the only one. His music has crossed cultures and even generations.

Larry only ever wrote one song, and he wrote that with Tony Kaye, I think it was, from Yes.

The only person I have regrets about is Miles Davis. He and I had become good friends after we did a photo shoot, and coincidentally, we kept running into each other at parties and stuff. I regret not having written a hit for Miles Davis.

'The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing in Indian music. Paul McCartney was a huge Little Richard fan. John Lennon was into minimalist aggressive rock.

I've worked with a lot of people on music and often times those things don't work out.

There's been a lot of talk about Jack White wanting to work with me, and I've always admired him, and of course, he lives in Nashville, too.

I'd love to work with Michael Buble, with Tony Bennett, with Damian Marley, with Andrea Bocelli.

I always say that I am very proud of the work that I did with the Rolling Stones and that I am also proud of what I have done with the Rhythm Kings.

My favorite album is 'Ram' by Paul and Linda McCartney.

I got to work with John Lennon. That was pretty cool.

I would love to collab with The Weeknd, for sure.

With Rihanna, it's always a collaboration, and that's why I love her so much.

It never feels like work. I get to go to the studio and be with my friends every day and write new things and experiment with new sounds. We just have a blast.

I would like to work with The Weeknd. That's my boy, though; that's my friend.

Obviously there's so many great artists out there that I'd love to work with.

Well, Sean Paul we've always wanted to work with.

The Beatles and I became fast friends.

The Beatles were a huge influence on me to write really good melodies.

It's not like me and Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr hang out every week, but we keep together in promoting Transcendental Meditation.