Buddy Quote by Chris Cheney

Buddy Holly had something very different from the other great early rock n' roll stars, whether it was Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Little Richard,…

— Greil Marcus

One summer I remember, I got exposed to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Buddy Holly was a very very big, made a very…

— Eric Clapton

Buddy Rich was one of the most incredible technicians in the world, on this planet, but the only people he could really impress, who…

— Dick Dale

When I was 20, in 1957, and maybe you would say I was old enough to know better, but nevertheless, I was completely nuts…

— Tom Stoppard

I liked what any other kid did back in the day. You know, Bob Seger, Alice Cooper, and everything else that was on the…

— John 5

David Bowie, for me, was the butchest guy in town. Jagger was like a truck driver.

— Hedi Slimane

Marvin Gaye was one of the coolest. I look to him as a style icon and as an artist.

— John Legend

He remembered his mentor, Lou Kline, telling him in the nineties that rock and roll had peaked at Monterey Pop. They'd been in Lou's…

— Jennifer Egan

The most sophisticated pop musician that I knew of and liked was Paul McCartney.

— Freedy Johnston

I plug into a lot of old rock & roll. Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis - I love all that stuff.

— Angus Young

I just sort of grew up with music always in the background like a soundtrack. And it really hit me hard when The Beatles…

— Paul Rodgers

Back then, I, most rockers loved Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis... you know in the '60s.

— Joe Cocker