I studied classical music for a long time, maybe 10 years, and I realized finally I was never going to have the… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I was always trying to write standards, songs that anybody can sing. I figured that's where the money was. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I had a band with David Gates. There was just a lot of opportunity at that time. But I left for Los… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I don't think there's any danger of me playing Indian music. However, I did a song of George Harrison's 'Beware of Darkness'… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I had a whole bunch of bad country songs, so I put 'em all on an album. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
Actually, I didn't listen to country music very much in Oklahoma. I listened to blues and rock n' roll. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I often haven't heard the music since I've recorded it. I don't listen to it. When I do hear it, like at… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
Words have been the most difficult thing for me. Melodies have been the easiest for me; I have more than enough melodies… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I think probably my main advice to new artists is if you want to be in the music business, you need to… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I'm not as aware of categories in music as some people are. To me it's just music. I'm interested in all kinds… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I like that old style of country music - it seems to me that a lot of the modern country music is… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I got this book called 'How to Write the Popular Song.' I read that and went through all the things they suggested,… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
For a couple of years, I'd work from 6 to 11 P.M., then 1 to 5 A.M., and then got up and… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I was raised in the Methodist Church, which is a very Germanic, military kind of music they have there. I heard this… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
My whole family's been involved with music, and it's been so since the minstrel days. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
For years, when I was popular, I would face the blank page to write, and I couldn't think of anything that I thought was… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I studied classical music for a long time, maybe 10 years, and I realized finally I was never going to have the hands to… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I'm just concerned with going about my business and making the records I want to make. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I've always felt I struck out with Doris Day. Her son, Terry Melcher, was a producer I worked for at Columbia, and one day,… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I'm happy to have a job. I play a little, write a little, perform some. It's not like it's an engineered, well-manufactured plan or… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
Oklahoma was a dry state, and consequently, there was no liquor laws. And I was able to take advantage of that by playing in… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I would have to say Sam Cooke is the one I admired most. His artistry and vocal, just the way he did it. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I was always trying to write standards, songs that anybody can sing. I figured that's where the money was. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I have a certain amount of difficulty dealing with too much limelight. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
