--- title: "4 Steve Marriott Quotes - Famous Singer (Mr Badger Moves Home)" description: "Stephen Peter Marriott was an English musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a student at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts i..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-marriott-87328.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Steve Marriott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-marriott-87328.jpg) # Steve Marriott (1947–1991) Singer United Kingdom **4** quotes in **48** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Steve Marriott was a singer from the United Kingdom, best known for *Mr Badger Moves Home*. ## Quick Facts About Steve Marriott Born January 30, 1947 Died April 20, 1991 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Singer Notable works Mr Badger Moves Home ## About Steve Marriott Stephen Peter Marriott was an English musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a student at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London and appeared in the West End, before taking a role in music. He co-founded and played in the rock bands Small Faces and Humble Pie, in a career spanning over 20 years. Marriott was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Small Faces. ## Quotes by Steve Marriott > [We owe America something because they turned us into a touring band. But at least we feel confident about appearing in Britain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-marriott/we-owe-america-something-because-they-turned-us-into-a-touring-band/) [Steve Marriott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-marriott/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/steve-marriott-68031_about_we-owe-america-something-because-they-tu_65579.png) > [When we first went there we completely lacked confidence. Our manager told us our act was too long, and told us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-marriott/when-we-first-went-there-we-completely-lacked-confidence-our-manager/) [Steve Marriott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-marriott/) [Certain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/certain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75f/steve-marriott-68031_certain_when-we-first-went-there-we-completely-l_1808727.png) > [I reached the stage where I was afraid to wiggle my leg, but then I thought 'why shouldn't I?' It's what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-marriott/i-reached-the-stage-where-i-was-afraid-to-wiggle-my-leg-but-then-i/) [Steve Marriott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-marriott/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/steve-marriott-68031_audience_i-reached-the-stage-where-i-was-afraid-t_2577588.png) > [People who got on their feet and freaked about were called idiot dancers. and nobody wants to be called an idiot dancer.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-marriott/people-who-got-on-their-feet-and-freaked-about-were-called-idiot/) [Steve Marriott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-marriott/) [Arses](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arses/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/steve-marriott-68031_arses_people-who-got-on-their-feet-and-freaked_3199844.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-marriott/#itemlist", "name": "Steve Marriott Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We owe America something because they turned us into a touring band. 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