I had a band when I was 14, and we would play around in my hometown of Middlesbrough, and we'd go to the club afterwards, which was the Purple Onion then. There would be live bands playing, and in between… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
In Free, we managed ourselves, and it was too tough for us to handle all of what that entailed when we got to touring… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
I don't like lyrics to be overbearing. I like them to say something. But I'm not trying to change the world overnight. Something simple… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
I got the idea for the song 'Bad Company' when I saw a poster for the Jeff Bridges movie, and it reminded of an… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
There were personality clashes in Free, really. I think it's as simple as that; I think we felt we weren't leaving each other enough… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
I met Paul Kossoff for the first time when I was playing in the back of a pub room in Finsbury Park in London… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
Free got famous fast, and it was a shock. You're working towards it, and when you suddenly get it with bells on, it is… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
Without music in schools' curriculum, there is a void for young people to express, explore, and experience music. — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
When I was 14, I heard Otis Redding in a club local to me, and I was blown away. It leaped out at me… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
When we formed Bad Company, I looked around and asked, 'Who is the biggest rock band in the world?' The answer was undoubtedly Led… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
I look back on the early days of Free with Paul Kossoff with the most fondness of any of my bands, because I met… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
You've had all that punk and New Wave thing, and I think people have really got sick up to here with it. I know… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
