Rock n' roll sounded like music from another planet. The first time around, we had people like Elvis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry,… — Lemmy Copy Share Image
I learned [playing Chuck Berry] that there's something to be said for the courage of conviction, that sense of belief, being bold… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
“Page-one news as it occurred, the story of the comics controversy is a largely forgotten chapter in the history of the culture… — David Hajdu Copy Share Image
James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and Little Richard - I think they had strong influences on a lot of… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
When I started reaching teenage years, I listened to everything that was on the radio like everyone else did, which was Chuck… — Ronnie Montrose Copy Share Image
I liked the Beatles but I wasn't mad on the Stones. I always thought they were a slight rip-off of Chuck Berry… — Cliff Richard Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to a lot of that stuff, Motown and Stooges. But also early rock-and-roll like Chuck Berry, Little Richard,… — Alex Winston 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
Elvis may have fueled rock & roll's imagery, but Chuck Berry was its heartbeat and original mindset. — Cub Koda Copy Share Image
My influences were Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry. — Micky Dolenz 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
The muse of music isn't just from Greek mythology, but living in people like the Beatles, Chuck Berry, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin. — Ernie Isley Copy Share Image
I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about… — Eric Clapton Copy Share Image
Venues had segregated seating - but when Chuck Berry fused together blues, boogie-woogie and country music, it caused people not to be… — Daryl Davis Copy Share Image
My all-time favorite rock and roll players were Scotty Moore, Chuck Berry and Franny Beecher, and I listened to the country playing… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
I've heard stories of pickup bands that can't follow, but here's the thing: If you want to play with Chuck Berry, you… — Daryl Davis Copy Share Image
As time went on, we formed a number of different bands. We played in rival, neighborhood bands. We learned more songs and… — Wayne Kramer Copy Share Image
I really love what Chuck Berry did with Christmas music, and also the Rat Pack Christmas stuff, which I listened to all… — Grace Potter Copy Share Image
There is a great book out called 'Everything I Needed to Learn I Learned in Kindergarten,' and I believe that everything I… — Randy Bachman Copy Share Image
What interested me about Chuck Berry was the way he could step out of the rhythm part with such ease, throwing in… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
I tried to emulate my favourite guitar players, the old bluesmen like Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill Broonzy. I used to… — Ronnie Wood Copy Share Image
Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it. If you were going to give Rock 'n' Roll… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I'm a hybrid-genre person, which a lot of people find confusing. I grew up listening to American country music and rock n'… — Teddy Thompson Copy Share Image
When I first started playing guitar, everyone was playing Chuck Berry and B.B. King licks. I decided I was going to find… — Robby Krieger Copy Share Image