Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole - I listen to him a lot.

— Ry Cooder

Nat King Cole was a really big influence.

— Bryan White

I can bet nobody can sing Nat King Cole's songs better than me.

— Bob Christo

Of the great singing stars of the 1940s and '50s, only one - Nat King Cole - died young, at age 45.

— Robert Gottlieb

I love the music from Nat King Cole, BB King, Albert King... When I think of it, I wouldn't mind being renamed Angus King.

— Angus Young

I considered Nat King Cole to be a friend and, in many ways, a mentor. He always had words of profound advice.

— Diahann Carroll

I respected Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. Those were my heroes, and they were 10 years older than I was.

— Tony Bennett

I do love the Nat King Cole stuff, the classic Christmas records. There's something about putting those records on and hearing his voice at…

— Michael McDonald

Nat King Cole's lyrics were speaking to me, almost like fatherly advice, when I was listening to him alongside the console stereo player. So…

— Gregory Porter

Probably more than anybody else, I loved Nat 'King' Cole as a performer - not only his singing but his piano playing. Whenever he…

— Bruce Forsyth

When I first organized the King Cole Trio back in 1937, we were strictly what you would call an instrumental group. To break the…

— Nat King Cole

“Old King Cole was a merrie old soul, A merrie old soul was he. He called for his pipe and called for his bowl…

— James Finn Garner

“I'm here because all fairy tales take place in the woods, King Cole, even those that don't.”

— Bill Willingham

Cole World, No devil

— Anonymous

Musician: HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TONIGHT?! *runs up on stage* *grabs mic* I'M ALRIGHT ALTHOUGH I COULD GO FOR A DOUBLE CHEESE CHICKEN BURGER. YEAH.…

— Anonymous