Songwriting was very tough for me... I would go in and sit and hope for inspiration to come, and it was rarely… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
When you play with another piano player, it's just second nature to play the parts that need to be played. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I got this book called 'How to Write the Popular Song.' I read that and went through all the things they suggested,… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
Words have been the most difficult thing for me. Melodies have been the easiest for me; I have more than enough melodies… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I used to play on Phil Spector's records, and he liked to use three pianists. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I like the Beatles very much, and there are certain things about the Stones that I like. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
My whole family's been involved with music, and it's been so since the minstrel days. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I make records all the time. But making records is not quite the same as getting them to the audience. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I was playing with George Harrison one time, and George loves takes. This song was up to Take 160. I said, 'George,… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
All my writing takes place during the recording of the master tapes. I never do have songs when I start up an… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I started writing rather late in the game. I was fascinated about the story about how Bob Dylan, for 'Nashville Skyline,' wrote… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I belonged to the Columbia Record Club, and that's where my records came from. For some reason, I was in the 'jazz'… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I have damaged nerve endings on the right side, so my piano style comes from designing stuff I can play with my… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I'm sort of an 'automatic' writer. I'm not much for chiseling away at songs or working at them for days trying to… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
One of the features of being a piano player is playing as an accompanist for other people. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
It's kind of depressing to make a lot of records and not get the kind of response they deserve. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
For years, when I was popular, I would face the blank page to write, and I couldn't think of anything that I thought was… — Leon Russell Copy Share
I studied classical music for a long time, maybe 10 years, and I realized finally I was never going to have the hands to… — Leon Russell Copy Share
I'm just concerned with going about my business and making the records I want to make. — Leon Russell Copy Share
I've always felt I struck out with Doris Day. Her son, Terry Melcher, was a producer I worked for at Columbia, and one day,… — Leon Russell Copy Share
I'm happy to have a job. I play a little, write a little, perform some. It's not like it's an engineered, well-manufactured plan or… — Leon Russell Copy Share
Oklahoma was a dry state, and consequently, there was no liquor laws. And I was able to take advantage of that by playing in… — Leon Russell Copy Share
I would have to say Sam Cooke is the one I admired most. His artistry and vocal, just the way he did it. — Leon Russell Copy Share
I was always trying to write standards, songs that anybody can sing. I figured that's where the money was. — Leon Russell Copy Share
Sometimes one misses the sign posts as you're going down the road. They aren't as obvious as they become when you get to the… — Leon Russell Copy Share
I was on the road with Jerry Lee Lewis when I was 15 - I can't imagine not doing it. That's what I do. — Leon Russell Copy Share
When I was in grade school, I had a little duet act with a guy who was a beautiful singer, and somebody recorded it… — Leon Russell Copy Share
