Chuck berry Quotes

To a crowd that loves improv, Robin Williams is like Chuck Berry.

— Chris Gethard

“The blood of the guitar was Chuck Berry red.”

— Meat Loaf

Creating a dance is like coming up with a Chuck Berry riff.

— Toni Basil

When I started, all I wanted to do was play like Chuck (Berry)

— Keith Richards

I think the world of Chuck Berry.

— Robbie Robertson

Chuck Berry doesn't give interviews.

— Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry had a very profound impact on me. The man was a genius.

— Daryl Davis

If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'.

— John Lennon

Classic rock, Chuck Berry, and Christmas - you can't name a better combination.

— Jimmie Allen

Chuck Berry invented rock 'n' roll. He was one of the best songwriters of the 20th century.

— Ezra Furman

My influences were Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry.

— Micky Dolenz

I never liked blues music, and I really didn't like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry.

— Johnny Ramone

The first rock stars were incredibly theatrical. Little Richard and Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley - they were theater artists.

— John Cameron Mitchell

From the time I was 12 until I was 21, Chuck Berry was my favorite artist.

— Steve Miller

We opened for the Kinks, the Beach Boys, the Guess Who, Chuck Berry, Sha Na Na. We opened for Cheech and Chong…

— Walter Becker

I would listen to Little Richard and Fats Domino and Chuck Berry, and I would listen to how they played their riffs,…

— Brian Wilson

I'm influenced by Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelly, Roland Kirk, John Coltrane, B.B. King, and then by bluegrass. But when I was 16,…

— Dickey Betts

When Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee, Tommy and me were inducted to the Hall of Fame, it meant we were with the Beatles,…

— Marky Ramone

Rock and roll came into my life when I was about 12, 13, when Little Richard and Chuck Berry had just started…

— Joe Cocker

Rock n' roll sounded like music from another planet. The first time around, we had people like Elvis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry,…

— Lemmy

Our father taught us how to play. He's also our biggest inspiration and he opened our ears to a lot of older…

— Henry Garza

Chuck Berry told me if it wasn't for Louis Jordan, he wouldn't have probably ever even got into music. That Louis Jordan…

— Robbie Robertson

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

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

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

Buddy Holly had something very different from the other great early rock n' roll stars, whether it was Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley,…

— Greil Marcus

Of all the early breakthrough rock and roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry.…

— Cub Koda

When I started reaching teenage years, I listened to everything that was on the radio like everyone else did, which was Chuck…

— Ronnie Montrose

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

James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and Little Richard - I think they had strong influences on a lot of…

— Michael Jackson

“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

I'm not reinventing the wheel here. I'm not Chuck Berry or Bill Monroe. Guys like that are from outer space.

— Chris Stapleton

Back then, I, most rockers loved Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis... you know in the '60s.

— Joe Cocker

There's only one true king of rock 'n' roll. His name is Chuck Berry.

— Stevie Wonder

Elvis may have fueled rock & roll's imagery, but Chuck Berry was its heartbeat and original mindset.

— Cub Koda

My momma always said, 'You and Elvis are pretty good, but y'all ain't no Chuck Berry.

— Jerry Lee Lewis

I was playing with Chuck Berry, who sounded like an English teacher. Did you ever listen to his records? He pronounces every…

— Dion DiMucci

I wouldn't warm to [Chuck Berry] even if I was cremated next to him.

— Keith Richards

I never liked blues and I really didn’t like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry.

— Johnny Ramone

You didn't know whether Chuck Berry was black or white - it was not a concern.

— Keith Richards