Purple Quotes by Rick Nielsen

I have too many options when it comes to guitars.

— Rick Nielsen

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

I got to meet Keith Moon!

— Rick Nielsen

If you start having to tell people you're cool, you're not.

— Rick Nielsen

I knew the guys in the Allman Brothers way back in the day, before they were famous.

— Rick Nielsen

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

I think every one of our songs could be a Top 10 record.

— Rick Nielsen

I'm kind of a goony guy, a dweeb or a geek.

— Rick Nielsen

I always thought of myself as more of a rhythm player than a big soloist.

— Rick Nielsen

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

I've seen bands come out and begin their concerts with these long, slow, boring songs. Are they kidding, or what?

— Rick Nielsen

Madison Square Garden sounds like crap.

— Rick Nielsen