Dan Fogelberg Quotes

I've patterned myself after my musical heroes.

There are artists, true performers that have come before me who have been a big inspiration to me. I hope I do the same for others.

When I was very young, I started trying to sing like the great tenor Mario Lanza; my family used to play his records. We all learn best by imitating others.

We tend to become like those whom we admire.

It's like Christians who want to be like Jesus. We're just trying to follow in someone's footsteps. Might as well be The Beatles.

You a role model by way of someone will model after your role. They'll model themselves after what they perceive is success. That doesn't mean they take your morality and virtue seriously. They want what you want, and they're willing to do what you do to get it.

I am a prelude to better players, O my brothers! An example! Follow my example!

I understand that a lot of girls feel encouraged by what I have been able to do, but I've never felt like I'm a role model. I'm not concerned with building a great legacy or anything because I'll be dead so it won't matter.

I realized that I could try to sound like Waylon Jennings, or I could try to be like Waylon Jennings... but it's impossible to do both.

My mom would have liked it that I patterned myself more after Jimmy Reed.

We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us.

I don't care what they say about me when I'm through with sports. I don't want to be known as anything else in life but a great father.

I think a lot of the time having someone who you, not base yourself on, but can see yourself being after a few years, you can get quite blinded by that, in the same way love can be.

I just want to be an inspiration. I'm a rock star, I'm Future Hendrix.

I would love to be a role model.

If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want to grow up to be like you.

Pharrell is a person who has influenced the world. I see myself in him, so I said, 'You're an alpha, and I'm an alpha, and I want to be able to express myself in every way, like you do.'

I've always modeled myself after Ginger.

They wanted me to play third like Brooks so I did play like Brooks - Mel Brooks.

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians.

Admiration of great men, living or dead, naturally evokes imitation of them in a greater or less degree.

No matter what you do, people are gonna try to emulate you. Whether it's a dunk by Michael Jordan or a swing by Ken Griffey Jr., kids are doing the same things.

The Beatles never sounded intimidated by their idols. They never interpreted old rock; they simply played it as well and as joyfully as they knew how. On 'Rock 'n' Roll,' John Lennon does nothing but interpret old rock.

When I was born, that was the music my mother was listening to. Michael Jackson is a third parent to me.

I'm often compared to Alan Rickman. I wish.