Rock and Roll Legends Quotes

You can't love music without loving the Beatles.

Rock n' roll is poison put to sound.

I've been listening to the old school hip-hop stuff and rock like The Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

Rock n' roll sounded like music from another planet. The first time around, we had people like Elvis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis - all them people.

I love rock and roll, so put another dime in the juke box, baby.

The rock's easy, but the roll is another thing.

It's so glamorous, you have to see it." (describing the $92 million Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)

My first ones were The Young Rascals. I made out with Dino Danelli, the drummer, in the alley behind the City Auditorium. Then I met Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels. This is all way, way back in the day. Later I got in the big leagues, like chasing around The Rolling Stones. And I hid in the bus for Paul Revere & The Raiders. And The Zombies.

You could put Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley on one side of the stage, and James Brown on the other, and you wouldn't even notice the others were there!

Rock and roll was a revelation for me.

Rock and roll was something to fall back on. If I had my choice, I'd be Jerry Rice and I'd be playing until I was forty-five.

I was very keen on people like Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Gene Vincent.

Eat turkey all night long, 50 million Elvis fans can't be wrong.

We're here to re-dedicate you to The Power, The Passion, The Mystery, and The Ministry of Rock and Roll.

I just chased bands all over the country. The biggest one I saw was Jimi Hendrix.