I got thrown out of music school for even listening to Fats Domino and Ray Charles. I was asked, 'What kind of music do you like to listen to?' and I said, 'Well, I do like Paul Hindemith and Igor… — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
Listening to music for me is like homework. Music will give me enjoyment, but as soon as it's giving me that enjoyment, I want to analyse it, and then it becomes work. Why does it sound like that? How?... then… — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion. — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
One of my problems is I'm not really sure if I slot into rock or not. I've always tried to combine world music, folk,… — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
Obviously, the Sixties was a time when everyone wanted to experiment, and then everything became very formulated and corporate, so artists tended to get… — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
All through the kind of late '80s and '90s, every A&R record company man was saying, 'Now what we want is another record like… — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people came into rock n' roll to try to change the world. I came into rock n' roll to… — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
Don't buy this 'believe in yourself' rubbish. Why do they keep telling youngsters that? There's no point believing in yourself if you don't know… — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
The voices inside you can lead your soul astray Believe in what you dream Don't turn away don't you turn away. Reach for the… — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
A band is not a marriage. There are no oaths of allegiance. If you feel your life will be better served by splitting up… — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
