What we admit to is being a rock n' roll band. From day one, I was a big Chuck Berry fan. — Angus Young Copy Share Image
You didn't know whether Chuck Berry was black or white - it was not a concern. — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters. — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
I never liked blues and I really didn’t like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry. — Johnny Ramone Copy Share Image
Not to be mean about it, but some great rock and rollers, like Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry, are pretty one-dimensional. — Ian Anderson Copy Share Image
This kid's excited because he's with Bad Company and I'm excited because I'm with Chuck Berrys' son. — Mick Ralphs Copy Share Image
There's only one true king of rock 'n' roll. His name is Chuck Berry. — Stevie Wonder Copy Share Image
There was a time in America not long ago when rock 'n' roll was called race music, and white kids who wanted… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
Berry's On Top is probably my favorite record of all time; it defines rock and roll. A lot of people have done… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
When Chuck Berry came along, what he did was more rock & roll than it was blues. It was more exciting. He… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
When I was in high school in the '50s, all pop music - Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard - was aimed at… — Robert Hilburn Copy Share Image
Chuck Berry's 'Maybellene' hit the airwaves at about the time Alan Freed got to New York, and it was definitely a song… — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
You could put Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley on one side of the stage, and James Brown… — Bill Wyman Copy Share Image
Many people we consider legends, such as Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry, remain so scarred by scandals, injustices and regrets from… — Neil Strauss Copy Share Image
Blues is a big part of rock and roll. The best rock and roll got its birth in the blues. You hear… — Angus Young Copy Share Image
I was growing up at a time when music was growing and changing so fast. I had learned all the big band… — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
I first met Jimmy Page in London in 1961, and he was listening to James Burton, Scotty Moore and Cliff Gallup with… — Albert Lee Copy Share Image
The first songs I learned were 'It Takes a Worried Man' and Woody Guthrie's 'Grand Coulee Dam,' 'Rock Island Line' - those… — Rory Gallagher Copy Share Image
After my early days of being a passionate young Elvis fan, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, etc. I got interested in Ray Charles… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
When I go back to seek inspiration - whether it be from Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, the Beatles, Hank Williams, Ray Charles… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
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… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
This is no condemnation of Chuck Berry, who I greatly admire. But Chuck Berry's music will not translate as well to orchestration… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
That's the misconceptions that people have, that Chuck Berry went to jail. They're just totally wrong. It might have said something in… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
Back then, I, most rockers loved Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis... you know in the '60s. — Joe Cocker Copy Share Image
From the time I was 12 until I was 21, Chuck Berry was my favorite artist. — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
My momma always said, 'You and Elvis are pretty good, but y'all ain't no Chuck Berry. — Jerry Lee Lewis Copy Share Image
Chuck Berry invented rock 'n' roll. He was one of the best songwriters of the 20th century. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I never liked blues music, and I really didn't like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry. — Johnny Ramone Copy Share Image
If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Classic rock, Chuck Berry, and Christmas - you can't name a better combination. — Jimmie Allen Copy Share Image
One of my big inspirations was Chuck Berry, and his playing was always about the rhythm and the lyrics. So I've always… — Mick Ralphs Copy Share Image
I found a sound that people really liked - I found this basic concept and all I did was change the lyrics… — Buck Owens Copy Share Image
As a kid, I loved any guitarists, whether it was Elvis Presley, Lonnie Donegan, Chuck Berry or even the cowboy guitarists like… — Rory Gallagher Copy Share Image
A lot of times we would do covers - Chuck Berry or J.J. Cale or all kinds of cool songs - and… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
Growing up, I never listened to English music. I was more into Motown, as well as early rock n' roll like Chuck… — Alex Winston Copy Share Image
And, as soon as I could put together the, you know, three or four notes that made up, like, sort of a… — Slash Copy Share Image
If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
Maybe it is true what they say, that playing these Chuck Berry songs is easy. But try singing them. The words come… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
