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> [It didn't matter that Charlie Chaplin may not have been a great director or a great anything else. He made great movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/it-didn-t-matter-that-charlie-chaplin-may-not-have-been-a-great/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

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> [Bob Dylan may be the Charlie Chaplin of rock n' roll. Both men are regarded as geniuses by their entire audience. Both were proclaimed revolutionaries for their early work and subjected to exhaustive attack when later works were thought to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/bob-dylan-may-be-the-charlie-chaplin-of-rock-n-roll-both-men-are/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

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## Other authors on Chaplin

## More by Jon Landau

> [Often, equipment can as easily function as a security blanket for musicians unwilling or unable to risk anything personal in the studio. Whether one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/often-equipment-can-as-easily-function-as-a-security-blanket-for/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

> [There is absolutely no doubt that the extraordinary Donna Summer belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/there-is-absolutely-no-doubt-that-the-extraordinary-donna-summer/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

> [There is a 'patrician arrogance' to James Taylor that accounts in part for his popularity while it at the same time explains the critical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/there-is-a-patrician-arrogance-to-james-taylor-that-accounts-in-part/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

> [The greatness of Mac Rebennack, alias, Dr. John, also known as John Crieux, rests on his command of the musical use of idiomatic expression.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/the-greatness-of-mac-rebennack-alias-dr-john-also-known-as-john/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

> [Part of me believes that the completed record is the final measure of a pop musician's accomplishment, just as the completed film is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/part-of-me-believes-that-the-completed-record-is-the-final-measure-of/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

> [Bob Dylan was the source of pop music's unpredictability in the Sixties. Never as big a record-seller as commonly imagined, his importance was first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/bob-dylan-was-the-source-of-pop-music-s-unpredictability-in-the/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

> [The only criticism heard with any frequency of Elton John's first American album, 'Elton John,' was that the production was too grandiose. The melodies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/the-only-criticism-heard-with-any-frequency-of-elton-john-s-first/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

> ['Call Me' is not an exceptional Al Green album, but it is as solid as a rock at its center.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/call-me-is-not-an-exceptional-al-green-album-but-it-is-as-solid-as-a/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

> [The Rolling Stones are constantly changing, but beneath the changes they remain the most formal of rock bands. Their successive releases have been continuous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/the-rolling-stones-are-constantly-changing-but-beneath-the-changes/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

> [Since her landmark 'Tapestry,' Carole King has both oversimplified and over elaborated that masterful album's style until her music has become something more overtly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/since-her-landmark-tapestry-carole-king-has-both-oversimplified-and/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

> [It is by now beyond question that Elton John is a competent and classy entertainer. Few people who have achieved his popularity have succeeded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/it-is-by-now-beyond-question-that-elton-john-is-a-competent-and/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

> ['Let's Get It On' is a classic Motown single, endlessly repeatable and always enjoyable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/let-s-get-it-on-is-a-classic-motown-single-endlessly-repeatable-and/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

> [Atlantic's Jerry Wexler believes first-rate records are made by first-rate voices. He certainly has worked with enough of them: Clyde McPhatter, Joe Turner, La…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/atlantic-s-jerry-wexler-believes-first-rate-records-are-made-by-first/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

> [The early Stones were adolescent rockers. They were self-conscious in an obvious and unpretentious way. And they were committed to a musical style that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/the-early-stones-were-adolescent-rockers-they-were-self-conscious-in/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

> [On the surface, rock and roll changes at an amazing pace. The influence of a figure like the Maharishi can appear and disappear in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/on-the-surface-rock-and-roll-changes-at-an-amazing-pace-the-influence/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

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