--- title: "4 Learned Quotes By Jools Holland" description: "4 Learned quotes by Jools Holland. Plus more from Jools Holland and more Learned sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/jools-holland-17666_after_i-learned-to-play-by-ear-before-i-learne_57762.jpg" --- > [I learned to play by ear before I learned music theory. For me, that makes sense. After all, children learn to speak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/i-learned-to-play-by-ear-before-i-learned-music-theory-for-me-that/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/jools-holland-17666_after_i-learned-to-play-by-ear-before-i-learne_57762.jpg) > [The first thing I learned was the 'St Louis Blues' when I was eight. Both my grandmothers, my mother and uncle played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/the-first-thing-i-learned-was-the-st-louis-blues-when-i-was-eight/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c2/jools-holland-17666_blues_the-first-thing-i-learned-was-the-st-lou_413158.jpg) > [It's very nice to be asked to anybody's wedding. Particularly if it's the Prince of Wales. I learned a lot from it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/it-s-very-nice-to-be-asked-to-anybody-s-wedding-particularly-if-it-s/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfe/jools-holland-17666_anybody_it-s-very-nice-to-be-asked-to-anybody-s_1462812.jpg) > [I learned from Van Morrison and BB King that the first take is the best. It's about capturing a moment. It's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/i-learned-from-van-morrison-and-bb-king-that-the-first-take-is-the/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/jools-holland-17666_about_i-learned-from-van-morrison-and-bb-king_2466186.jpg) ## Other authors on Learned ## More by Jools Holland > ['The X Factor' seems to be more about building up personalities and people in tears. And it's not a new idea. The pre-Beatles pop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/the-x-factor-seems-to-be-more-about-building-up-personalities-and/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) > [I learned to play by ear before I learned music theory. For me, that makes sense. After all, children learn to speak before they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/i-learned-to-play-by-ear-before-i-learned-music-theory-for-me-that/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) > [Amy Winehouse and Paul Weller are examples of poets, I think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/amy-winehouse-and-paul-weller-are-examples-of-poets-i-think/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) > [I have friends who are in the posh category and some who are in the not-at-all-posh category, and some who you would find it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/i-have-friends-who-are-in-the-posh-category-and-some-who-are-in-the/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) > [I've met the Queen a couple of times, and she's been delightful. In fact, I often find myself thinking: 'What would the Queen do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/i-ve-met-the-queen-a-couple-of-times-and-she-s-been-delightful-in/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) > [I have realised how exciting and easy it is to be a time traveller by looking at paintings and films and architecture and playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/i-have-realised-how-exciting-and-easy-it-is-to-be-a-time-traveller-by/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) > [I do so much travelling in my work that my suitcase is always packed, with my passport ready. I rarely unpack, as I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/i-do-so-much-travelling-in-my-work-that-my-suitcase-is-always-packed/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) > [The first thing I learned was the 'St Louis Blues' when I was eight. Both my grandmothers, my mother and uncle played the piano.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/the-first-thing-i-learned-was-the-st-louis-blues-when-i-was-eight/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) > [Early on with Squeeze, we played the Hope & Anchor with U2. Three people turned up. Then two left. Then the last person left.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/early-on-with-squeeze-we-played-the-hope-anchor-with-u2-three-people/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) > ['The Tube' was the first time the plebs had gone on the television. The lunatics taking over the asylum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/the-tube-was-the-first-time-the-plebs-had-gone-on-the-television-the/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) > [Music can lift the spirit; it can make you cry. Soldiers have marched into battle to music. It's a powerful thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/music-can-lift-the-spirit-it-can-make-you-cry-soldiers-have-marched/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) > [As a bandleader, I try to pass on the same family values that I grew up with: help people, hang on to your sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/as-a-bandleader-i-try-to-pass-on-the-same-family-values-that-i-grew/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) > [I meet people from really grand backgrounds who had horrible parents who took no interest in them, whereas I'm a working-class boy from Deptford…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/i-meet-people-from-really-grand-backgrounds-who-had-horrible-parents/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) > [I love Yamaha Clavinovas. I have them at home, in the studio and on tour with me. I find them ideal for all sorts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/i-love-yamaha-clavinovas-i-have-them-at-home-in-the-studio-and-on/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) > [The piano has disappeared from working-class family life, which is a shame. It's associated with the middle classes now. Everyone in my family sang…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/the-piano-has-disappeared-from-working-class-family-life-which-is-a/) [Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/learned/jools-holland/#itemlist", "name": "4 Learned Quotes By Jools Holland", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I learned to play by ear before I learned music theory. For me, that makes sense. 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