Dean Quote by Omer Simeon

I first met Jelly Roll in Chicago. He was livin' high then. You know, Jelly was a travelin' cat, sharp and good lookin' and…

— Zutty Singleton

Oh, yeah. I know Dizzy. For years he's been my buddy way, way, way back. Dizzy is one of the most astute guys and…

— Billy Eckstine

He was a wild, hippie-ish, acid-taking, bell-bottom-wearing guy. He meant business, and you couldnt fuck around with him. I wanted to get that respect…

— James Hetfield

When I discovered Gil Scott-Heron, I discovered a musical hero, a man who spoke baritone truth to power over jazzy funk at a time…

— Will Hermes

One of the people I heard early on in his career was Eric Church. I liked him and his music.

— Marty Stuart

The guy's a brilliant marketing genius, but musically, yeah, I am speaking about Puffy. Not just him, there's a whole school of them and…

— Everlast

You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jelly beans.

— Ronald Reagan

The Rock was one of my favourite comedy characters growing up, and I still think he is. Mainly because he took himself so seriously…

— James Acaster

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

— Freedy Johnston

Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he wasn't there to entertain;…

— Bobby McFerrin

... When I heard "Pride and Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughn on the radio, I just said "Hallelujah" .. he was just so good…

— Richard Betts

He's definitely someone who helped mold and shape hip-hop with his music. I would put him in the category of James Brown, the Honeydrippers…

— Big Daddy Kane