If I wasn't a musician, I'd take up the law. They are the rottenest, wealthiest people in America. — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
The music played most around St. Louis was country-western and swing. Curiosity provoked me to lay a lot of the country stuff… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
In a way, I feel it might be ill-mannered to try and top myself. The music I play is a ritual. Something… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
Listening to Nat Cole prompted me to sing sentimental songs with distinct diction. — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
Music is music; you can't change rock and say well this is punk rock and this is acid rock or rockabilly. — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
I directed my music to the teen-agers. I was 30 years old when I did 'Maybellene.' My school days had long been… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
My music is simple stuff. Anybody can sit down, look at a set of symbols and produce sounds the music represents. — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
I've written songs on everything. Menus. Napkins. Little pieces of paper. — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
The first thing I heard was spiritual music, which was imbedded. The second thing I heard was swing. And shortly, along with… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
The Rolling Stones... The Rolling Stones have a reflection to my music; I wouldn't deny it. I think that's honest. — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
A song is a song. But there are some songs, ah, some songs are the greatest. The Beatles song Yesterday. Listen to… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
I grew up thinking art was pictures until I got into music and found I was an artist and didn't paint. — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
Music is music and I think music people are the delivers, the actors, when they put their music out they want to… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
Music should be made to make people forget their problems, if only for a short while. — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
Music is an important part of our culture and record stores play a vital part in keeping the power of music alive — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
A contract is an ask game, and if it asks for an hour, and I submit to an hour, then it's an hour. When… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
It amazes me when I hear people say, 'I want to go out and find out who I am.' I always knew who I… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
If I wasn't a musician, I'd take up the law. They are the rottenest, wealthiest people in America. — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
I used to work at Kroger's. When the store opened, you were there. When I worked in an automobile plant, you punched in. So… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
People said I was king, but I was never king, and I say I'm the prime minister. — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
All in all it was my intention to hold both the black and the white clientele by voicing the different kinds of songs in… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
The music played most around St. Louis was country-western and swing. Curiosity provoked me to lay a lot of the country stuff on our… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
In the Fifties, there were certain places we couldn't ride on the bus, and now there is a possibility of a black man being… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
If you're going to be mad, at least let the people know what you're mad about. — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
All were artists, playing foolish, having fights and making love as if the rest of the world had no racial problems whatsoever. — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
