Chuck Berry Quotes

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One summer I remember, I got exposed to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Buddy Holly was a very very big, made a very big… — Eric Clapton
I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or… — Eric Clapton
Not to be mean about it, but some great rock and rollers, like Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry, are pretty one-dimensional. — Ian Anderson
James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and Little Richard - I think they had strong influences on a lot of people, because these… — Michael Jackson
When I started, all I wanted to do was play like Chuck (Berry) — Keith Richards
Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters. — Keith Richards
My momma always said, 'You and Elvis are pretty good, but y'all ain't no Chuck Berry. — Jerry Lee Lewis
I waited, and Iâ€™m sure Elvis did too, for each Ricky Nelson record like we would a Chuck Berry record or a Fats Domino record,… — Roy Orbison
I first met Jimmy Page in London in 1961, and he was listening to James Burton, Scotty Moore and Cliff Gallup with Gene Vincent, as… — Albert Lee
I mean, I haven't been completely lacking in some enjoyment of Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly. But I just didn't pay attention to that period… — Warren Zevon
Berry's On TopÂ is probably my favorite record of all time; it defines rock and roll. A lot of people have done Chuck Berry songs,… — Joe Perry
I never liked blues and I really didnâ€™t like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry. — Johnny Ramone
And a lot of the technique and the little T-Bone phrases that define his style, Chuck Berry, when he rearranged the beat, they became rock… — Duke Robillard
Of all the early breakthrough rock and roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is its… — Cub Koda
Elvis may have fueled rock & roll's imagery, but Chuck Berry was its heartbeat and original mindset. — Cub Koda
As soon as I could put together the, you know, three or four notes that made up, like, sort of a rock and roll lick,… — Slash
People always talk about good time rock and roll, Chuck Berry or whatever, like this liberating force for feeling good. But what I need in… — John Darnielle
When I first started playing guitar, everyone was playing Chuck Berry and B.B. King licks. I decided I was going to find other avenues of… — Robby Krieger
I found a sound that people really liked - I found this basic concept and all I did was change the lyrics and the melody… — Buck Owens
Back then, I, most rockers loved Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis... you know in the '60s. — Joe Cocker

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