Big guy Quote by Greil Marcus

Buddy Holly was the geekiest looking guy in the world, but he had some really rockin tunes.

— Chris Cheney

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

Elvis may have fueled rock & roll's imagery, but Chuck Berry was its heartbeat and original mindset.

— Cub Koda

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

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

— Joe Cocker

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

Chuck Berry invented rock 'n' roll. He was one of the best songwriters of the 20th century.

— Ezra Furman

James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and Little Richard - I think they had strong influences on a lot of people, because…

— Michael Jackson

Rock n' roll sounded like music from another planet. The first time around, we had people like Elvis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee…

— Lemmy

It is a well-known mystery that guitar players suddenly get better once they are dead. Buddy Holly was the first. Stevie Ray Vaughan is…

— Lemmy Kilmister

There was not a lot of rock n roll in the house. Our parents didnt think it was very groovy, and I tend to…

— Elvis Costello

There's only one true king of rock 'n' roll. His name is Chuck Berry.

— Stevie Wonder