Nigel Kennedy Quotes

I liked The Beatles a lot when I was growing up.

From one generation to the next, The Beatles will remain the most important rock band of all time.

The Men at Work thing is always there, it's always going to be there. It's not something I consciously think that much about anymore. The thing that stays with you is the songs, which is a good thing for me, because the songs are the things that stand the test of time.

I think there is always room for a timeless sounding rock band like us.

Metallica is a big, huge influence and inspiration. That's who Babymetal aspires to become some day.

I think it's just that Skynyrd songs are timeless.

I don't know exactly what genre to put it in, I just know that I grew up listening to a lot of soul music - Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Prince, and Whitney Houston. I was inspired by all these great big voices, and I try to do music that's timeless.

I always wanted to be involved with music that would stand the test of time, being on one of those definitive things that you have to have listened to at some point.

I think The Beatles are the lasting influence on me, even more so than Dylan.

I believe in Beatles, I believe my little soul has grown.

It really is, to see that this kind of music is still so popular.

Deep Purple is a damn good band and we've made a niche in rock 'n' roll history. Maybe not a huge one but enough to be very proud of.

When I was little and I was introduced to Led Zeppelin, I didn't know what a zeppelin was or who Zeppelin was or what the machine was. The real meaning is whatever feelings and memories you attach to the music.

Almost everything The Beatles did was great, and it's hard to improve on. They were our Bach. The way to get around it may be to keep it as simple as possible.

As I said to Ringo, I was in a successful Rock N Roll band. He was in a band that changed the world. That's the difference.

I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his songs.

You know, traditional country music is something that's going to be around forever... I'm not worried about it.

I don't think anybody comes close to The Beatles, including Oasis.

Anyone who takes the craft of songwriting seriously I radiate towards. Spending time with Daryl Hall was a dream come true. I picked his brain a lot because Hall And Oats is timeless.

I'd love to be in Paul McCartney's shoes for a day. I'd love to pick up a guitar and write songs like he does. Or to experience what it might have been like to be a Beatle for a day.

I'd like to be remembered as a premier singer of songs, not just a popular act of a given period.

Pop changes week to week, month to month. But great music is like literature.

I guess I'm a real fan of older music, and that's what shaped my taste and the way I sing.

Hanson will be associated with 'MMMBop' and long blonde hair in the same way the Beatles are associated with mop tops and suits.

Great music, timeless music is hard to come by, but there are some that are like that.