The rock and roll spirit. I learned a lot of that because I worked with Buddy Holly. I played bass with him,… — Waylon Jennings Copy Share Image
Buddy Holly was the geekiest looking guy in the world, but he had some really rockin tunes. — Chris Cheney Copy Share Image
“Paul McCartney has said, “I emulated Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis. We all did.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too. — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
You shouldn't even be in a band if you can't play Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away. — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
People were watching the TV set, and they said three rock-and-rollers died - Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, The Big Bopper, including the… — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
Early on I was more interested in gypsy jazz music until rock and roll came around and I listened to a lot… — Denny Laine Copy Share Image
At any given time I'm listening to the Cory Branan, Leonna Naess, Eve 6, the King's Noyse, Sean Paul, Green Day, the… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
I really feel fortunate to have been around then because there have been good and bad years in rock but the best… — Robert Quine Copy Share Image
Eddie Cochran - I never got to see him live, but he could play. Him and Buddy Holly, they were the best… — Lemmy Copy Share Image
I remember, before I started high school, I was really intrigued by the Buddy Holly/James Dean style of glasses. This was a… — Dan Levy Copy Share Image
Justice Rehnquist was friendly and unpretentious. He wore scuffed Hush Puppy shoes. That was my first lesson. Clothes do not make the… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
When I was 20, in 1957, and maybe you would say I was old enough to know better, but nevertheless, I was… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
When I saw Buddy Holly play in 1958, I was there looking for girls. At that age, you want to get laid.… — Motorhead Copy Share Image
Listen- my relationship with radio on a personal level is nothing but a one way love-a-thon... I love radio, I grew up… — Bernie Finkelstein Copy Share Image
My love for American music and American movies is from an early age. I was 10 or 11 when I heard Fats… — Ian McLagan Copy Share Image
“During the Cold War of the 1950s, American spies were issued eyeglasses with thick, clunky frames. If captured, they were trained to… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I like to go to England, and I'll tell you why. I like to go to a country where I am considered… — Greg Proops Copy Share Image
“When I was little, I didn’t understand that you could change a few sounds in a name or a phrase and have… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
Buddy Holly' by Weezer is one of my fav ever songs, which I think is pretty unexpected? 'Good Luck' by Basment Jaxx… — Maisie Peters Copy Share Image
I loved rock and roll when that came in, Bill Haley, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, all those great… — Ian McLagan Copy Share Image
When I was 14 years old, I had the opportunity to meet Buddy Holly. I asked him how he got that big,… — Robbie Robertson Copy Share Image
The reason I wanted to play guitar was because I saw Buddy Holly and then our own homegrown Shadows on TV in… — Peter Frampton Copy Share Image
Buddy Holly had something very different from the other great early rock n' roll stars, whether it was Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley,… — Greil Marcus Copy Share Image
Buddy Holly and the early rock 'n' roll was no lighter than the way I play. It's very minimal. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
I plug into a lot of old rock & roll. Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis - I love… — Angus Young Copy Share Image
I mean, I haven't been completely lacking in some enjoyment of Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly. But I just didn't pay attention… — Warren Zevon Copy Share Image
The road has taken a lot of the great ones: Hank Williams, Buddy Holly, Otis Redding, Janis, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis. — Robbie Robertson Copy Share Image
I was a teenage idol, but not the one that the girls would put up on their walls, like Fabian and Frankie… — Neil Sedaka Copy Share Image
One summer I remember, I got exposed to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Buddy Holly was a very very big, made… — Eric Clapton Copy Share Image
It is a well-known mystery that guitar players suddenly get better once they are dead. Buddy Holly was the first. Stevie Ray… — Lemmy Kilmister Copy Share Image
The songwriting style, to me, is superior. There was a certain amount of joy in it, no matter how sad the song… — M. Ward Copy Share Image
