Robbie Robertson Quotes

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

Elvis was a great singer. He really was.

I've always liked Tina Turner.

I was nuts about Elvis, like every girl in America.

Freddie Mercury inspired me when I was young.

When I was a little kid, I was very impressed with Elvis.

I think Robert Plant is the quintessential frontman - just the way he moves. His voice is superhuman.

I'm a big fan of Elvis, man. I got 'Heartbreak Hotel' tattooed on my chest.

Lemmy Kilmeister is most certainly a rocker.

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

I saw rock n' roll future and its name is Bruce Springsteen.

Elvis was the only man from Northeast Mississippi who could shake his hips and still be loved by rednecks, cops, and hippies.

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

Meeting Perry Farrel was kind of cool. He's such an icon, and I was such a fan of Jane's Addiction.

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

I was obsessed with Elvis Presley when I was little.

It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard 'Heartbreak Hotel' I thought, this is it.

When Elvis sang, it almost sounded like he was whispering. But after you heard the record, his voice was the strongest thing you ever heard. He was incredible.

And I just remember, you know, breaking into tears and feeling so empty because, as long as Elvis was in the world, you always knew something was going and he always had something that kept everybody mesmerized.

Well, Freddie Mercury is a really huge rock star in my head. I've always thought he was just so tough and such an amazing entertainer, really a contradiction in many ways as well. So he was incredible.

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.

I remember Robert Plant coming backstage after the first show saying, 'Hey, boys, I should be opening for you.' That felt pretty good.

Elvis was a sweet darling, shy fellow, but he was really boring.

I want to play Keith Richards.