All Rick Wakeman Quotes
- My earliest professional musical experiences were really as a session player, and every day was an adventure. Three sessions a day, every day, and you… Adventure
- As a songwriter, I was influenced by David Bowie - a great writer. A class above everybody in so many ways. Lennon and McCartney, of… Bowie
- My life revolves around music and always will. I need to be a part of music and not an observer. Around Music
- Ive been married three times and divorced three times. Been
- Country and western is the music of the devil. Thats the real truth of the matter. My late Mother, bless her, loved country and western.… Bless
- Tales From Topographic Oceans is like a woman's padded bra, Bra
- When the first list was being drawn up in the rock and roll book of Genesis, it would have been: In the beginning, God created… Been
- The secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place. Breaking
- Success is buried in the garden of failure. Buried
- I like Toronto a lot, it's a good city. The only thing that really annoys me about Toronto is that you're turning Maple Leaf Gardens… Absolutely
- But I listen to live recordings of things that I did back in the '70s and then how I've done things since. And there's no… Chalk
- Actually, I only left twice. I left then, and then rejoined literally two years later for Going For The One. Inspirational
- But I'd play on everything from pop records to a lot of the glam stuff to rock stuff to classical stuff. I used to get… All
- I read numerous books - loads in fact - and, as I always do when recording a historical project, immersed myself into the subject matter.… Book
- I'm always writing or playing because that is my life. Always Writing
- I was born in 1949 - which seems like a long time ago... Actually, it is a long time ago, when I think about it. Ago
- Coming back to Yes is like never having left. Even when I have not been in the band, I have always felt part of it. Always Felt
- Even the two times that I left, I never really felt like I left the band. It's very bizarre. It's like there's sort of an… Band
- People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits. Amazing
- The studio is not the place to write. You need to be 75% ready when you go into the studio, and then the music can… Develop