The Pentecostals had horns, drums, guitars, huge choirs, and screaming and dancing and all kinds of stuff. That was for me. — Leon Russell Dancing Copy Share Image
I'm not so much of a person for causes, unless I specifically - for instance, if it's my cause, or some poor… — Leon Russell Find Copy Share Image
I had a whole bunch of bad country songs, so I put 'em all on an album. — Leon Russell Album Copy Share Image
I belonged to the Columbia Record Club, and that's where my records came from. For some reason, I was in the 'jazz'… — Leon Russell Club Copy Share Image
All my writing takes place during the recording of the master tapes. I never do have songs when I start up an… — Leon Russell Master Copy Share Image
I started playing in nightclubs when I was about 14 in Oklahoma. — Leon Russell About Copy Share Image
When I say I don't get involved in politics, I merely mean that I don't talk to reporters about it. — Leon Russell About Copy Share Image
I used to play on Phil Spector's records, and he liked to use three pianists. — Leon Russell He Copy Share Image
For years and years, I would sit in my studio, and I wouldn't have any inspiration. I'd write one or two songs… — Leon Russell Inspiration 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 Blues Copy Share Image
Watching yourself on film, if you've never watched yourself on film before, you want to go crawl into bed and stay there… — Leon Russell Cinema Copy Share Image
I used to write on pads with a pen but had trouble reading the words the next day. Years later, Bob Dylan… — Leon Russell Day Copy Share Image
When you play with another piano player, it's just second nature to play the parts that need to be played. — Leon Russell Another Copy Share Image
If everybody'd agree to quit using money, I'd be happy to play for free every day for awhile. But I don't play… — Leon Russell Day Copy Share Image
All the time I had my success, I didn't know what I was doing. I struggled and struggled and hacked things out… — Leon Russell Insight Copy Share Image
It's kind of depressing to make a lot of records and not get the kind of response they deserve. — Leon Russell Deserve Copy Share Image
I really am serious abut catfish farming. I'm very interested in aquaculture. — Leon Russell Am Copy Share Image
It's like, baseball is a very good game, but it's very difficult to explain to somebody, if you stop and think about… — Leon Russell Baseball Copy Share Image
I make records all the time. But making records is not quite the same as getting them to the audience. — Leon Russell Audience Copy Share Image
The first canon of my religion is that you shouldn't try to convince anybody to believe like you do. — Leon Russell Believe Copy Share Image
