Me Quote by Larry Graham Download Open image “The two biggest influences on me as a bandleader would be my mother, and then Sly.” — Larry Graham ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Me Mother Parenting Sly Then Two
As for my band, well, my mentors were Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Jimmie Lunceford, and no one had a band more smartly dressed than… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
My earliest influences would definitely be my father, just seeing him play in different bands and going to his shows and going to the… — Jon Connor Copy Share Image
My mom was a rapper and she really shaped me as a woman, and the music that she was letting me listen to as… — Megan Thee Stallion Copy Share Image
The only thing my mother would say to me about my music - I'd say, "Mom, listen to this," and she'd say, "Junior, I… — Ornette Coleman Copy Share Image
The biggest musical influence on me was my mum. We were both enraptured by music. — Johnny Marr Copy Share Image
After we first met, Prince told me Graham Central Station was one of his biggest influences - then he went back and listened to… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
It's one of the things I really admire about Sly - we were all allowed to use our creativity, to have freedom of expression… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
There was one lady in a club we played regularly who was also a fan of Sly Stone on the radio at the time.… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
Everything that has happened to me has happened when I didn't plan it. — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
At 15, my voice just dropped. I was singing men's ballads, Tony Bennett, Billy Eckstein. — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
Religious traditions can be reinterpreted in a manner that assists healing, corrects distortions, and expands vision. — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
For me, on a music level, I see the good that came from Woodstock. I also appreciate the fact it was a time when… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
Bass players usually play overhand, with their fingers. That's a carry-over from upright bass playing. My style is different because I came to the… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
If you were a musician playing our tunes, you had to play the bass like me for the song to sound right. Then, when… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
It was a turning point in the careers of Sly & The Family Stone, Santana, Jimi Hendrix and so many other people. None of… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
My biggest influence was actually my mother's left hand. Because, before I went to bass, I was playing guitar. And when she would solo,… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
When we came into Woodstock, it was dark and you couldn't really see all the people that were there. We knew it was a… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions… — Kelli O'Hara Copy Share Image
At the very beginning, I was a page at Letterman, and I freelanced for any place that would let me write any word. I… — Ben Schwartz Copy Share Image
I feel as though I've fooled the world into thinking I'm an adult and now they're letting me procreate. — George Murray Copy Share Image
It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
If you've got some to say to Ric Flair, you come say it to me, and I'll make the translation. — Roddy Piper Copy Share Image
It's very easy to fool yourself that you're working, you know, when you're really not working very hard. I mean, I'm very lazy. So… — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
That's something a lot of folks don't know about me - I'm pretty darn funny. — Michael Jai White Copy Share Image
If you stood me in a costume next to a computer graphic of the same-looking character, I think there would be a difference. And… — Warwick Davis Copy Share Image
I do whatever entertains me. If it entertains me to throw flowers halfway across the room, then that's what I'll do. — Kevin Owens Copy Share Image
Having small children and being an investigative reporter would seem like a difficult mix, but it worked well for me. I was often working… — Jill Abramson Copy Share Image
