My parents were opera singers. I didn't want to play opera because I wasn't good enough. I didn't want to play their music; I wanted to play the music that I wanted to play, and I'm so lucky that today… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
My parents were both opera singers, and they also were both heavily into religious and church music. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I took one guitar lesson, and they wanted me to play 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' or 'Michael Row the Boat Ashore,' and that… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I knew the guys in the Allman Brothers way back in the day, before they were famous. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
Look at Bob Dylan: his voice is not a great sound, but it gets the idea across... and that is what's really important. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I always thought of myself as more of a rhythm player than a big soloist. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I started out as a drummer, and when I was 9, my drum teacher had an album out. He was the rudiment king! He… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I've seen bands come out and begin their concerts with these long, slow, boring songs. Are they kidding, or what? — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
Some bands, they're too snooty, or they think they're too this or that and wouldn't talk to us. And some other bands are afraid… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I love guitars, and guitars love me, but sometimes they need new homes where they can live to rock another day. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
