Memphis Quotes

85 Memphis quotes by 77 unique authors

I love Motown, but I've obviously always been more of a Memphis soul fan. If it's Stax or Motown, I go Stax. — Justin Townes Earle
Anytime I was in Memphis with my dad and at the house, I was happy. That was, like, a given. It was what I lived… — Lisa Marie Presley
Sergio Trujillos choreography adds coals to the inferno, with movement that plain just doesnt stop. We know from Jersey Boys that he can capture this… — Richard Ouzounian
I used to listen to the radio, and when I was about 18 years old, B.B. King was a disc jockey and he had a… — Koko Taylor
I spent a few years here in Memphis, in the late '70s and early '80s, where I was studying a lot of country blues players… — Alex Chilton
Because I was single, there was a chance I was a homosexual. Because I went to Syracuse, wherever that was, then I was probably a… — John Grisham
I grew up Southern Baptist, so my experience was fairly conservative. Not archly so, but I think Memphis - when you get to certain parts… — Chris Parnell
I'll stay in Memphis. — Elvis Presley
When I came out of the military, I had a club in Memphis and I started using the The Bar Kays as my club band.… — William Bell
Big train from Memphis, now it's gone gone gone, gone gone gone. Like no one before, he let out a roar, and I just had… — John Fogerty
God bless the boys from Memphis, blue suede shoes, and Elvis. — George Jones
I try to think about Elvis, Memphis, Oprah in the afternoon. — Patty Loveless
I've got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee. — Paul Simon
The man on the radio says Elvis Presley's died. We drove to Memphis, the sky was hard and black. — Bruce Springsteen
I get called 'Memphis Eve,' but my first name is Eve. I know Memphis is in there somewhere, but on my passport I'm 'Eve Sunny… — Eve Hewson
I used to be sick of the backroads of Minnesota. I had to drive 30 miles to get home every day, take the schoolbus for… — Garrett Hedlund
I hitchhiked, took trucks 'n' trains - anything that would pick me up. I stopped in Memphis for about six months and they found me… — John Lee Hooker
It's been a pleasure to bring my talents to south beach now on to Memphis. — Paul Pierce
My parents were working in a hospital in Memphis. But I didn't live there for any length of time that I remember. The first thing… — Morgan Freeman
Growing up in Memphis, I have always admired St. Jude's for the magnificent work they do. — Ginnifer Goodwin
The first time I saw my wife, Marjorie, I was doing stand-up in Memphis, and she was sitting in the front row. Afterward, I walked… — Steve Harvey
A friend of mine took me to Memphis advised me that I should get in the musicians' union. He gave me a set of drums… — Levon Helm
When working abroad you work pretty hard, but with time off, this is the greatest job in the world. You drive. You explore Memphis, or… — Toby Jones
The Faces do not, as some have recently alleged, play badly. They are more than competent, especially at creating a mid-Sixties Rolling Stones-styled groove, as… — Jon Landau
When I got outta High School I was driving a truck. I was just a poor boy from Memphis, Memphis. — Elvis Presley

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