It wasn't until the movie came out that it all changed for us. Some people say it was the start of Ten Years After, but in another way, it was the beginning of the end. — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad's Benny Goodman records. — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
My favorite country blues player was Big Bill Broonzy. City blues was Freddie King, but I liked them all - Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Ralph Willis, Lonnie Johnson, Brownie McGhee and the three Kings, B.B., Albert and Freddie. Jazz-wise, I listened to Django, Barney Kessel and Wes Montgomery. — Alvin Lee Copy Share
That's the kind of musical freedom I like: jazz, rock, blues, anything. You adopt different attitudes when you play different music. — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
Anywhere you go in the world is what you make of it, not what you read in books. — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
... I'm not conscious of the speed ... it's not my motive ... my motive is displaying a voice through the fingerboard ... it… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
It wasn't very satisfying playing the big arenas, but it was good as far as a paycheck. But the sound was terrible, especially in… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
They have decided to tour under the name of Ten Years After which I don't think is very cool. To be honest, they have… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
That's the beauty of creativity. It comes from the ether. I like to think, sometimes, it's like I haven't written it, it's more like… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
Strangely enough, through all those school years I decided at 13 or 14 I was going to be a musician and so school was… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
I've always been much more of a guitar picker, but I began to feel forced into a position of being the epitome of a rock & roll guitarist. Originally, TYA wanted to make it without having to compromise to pop. It worked for a while, but after five or six years, the fun went out of it for me; a… — Alvin Lee Copy Share
My solos are more tastefully conceived now. But I still get going in places. It's just that I build up to it now. I… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
