There's only one true king of rock 'n' roll. His name is…

There was a time in America not long ago when rock 'n' roll was called race music, and white kids who wanted to go…

— David Bowie

And a lot of the technique and the little T-Bone phrases that define his style, Chuck Berry, when he rearranged the beat, they became…

— Duke Robillard

Back then, I, most rockers loved Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis... you know in the '60s.

— Joe Cocker

Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.

— Keith Richards

Not to be mean about it, but some great rock and rollers, like Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry, are pretty one-dimensional.

— Ian Anderson

I learned [playing Chuck Berry] that there's something to be said for the courage of conviction, that sense of belief, being bold enough to…

— Mos Def

Isn't my music the last of the real rhythm and blues? Isn't it great? It's because of my musicians, we were weaned on Muddy…

— Ted Nugent

Of all the early breakthrough rock and roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is…

— Cub Koda

Berry's On Top is probably my favorite record of all time; it defines rock and roll. A lot of people have done Chuck Berry…

— Joe Perry

When I started reaching teenage years, I listened to everything that was on the radio like everyone else did, which was Chuck Berry, Beach…

— Ronnie Montrose

My momma always said, 'You and Elvis are pretty good, but y'all ain't no Chuck Berry.

— Jerry Lee Lewis

The best musicians in the world were raised on the same kind of music I was raised on and that is black, soulful, authoritative,…

— Ted Nugent

People always talk about good time rock and roll, Chuck Berry or whatever, like this liberating force for feeling good. But what I need…

— John Darnielle

I never liked blues music, and I really didn't like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry.

— Johnny Ramone

If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind of you…

— Mos Def