Died Quote by Patti Smith

The quality of our lives is diminished every time we lose a great artist. It's a different world without Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Jimi…

— Steven Van Zandt

There are still many great surviving talents: Stevie Winwood. Another great talent is Stevie Wonder. Another one is Eric Clapton. Another one is Phil…

— Ahmet Ertegun

There have been many great musicians that, Clifford Brown is one great example, I mean he died very early, 25.

— Sonny Rollins

The road has taken a lot of the great ones: Hank Williams, Buddy Holly, Otis Redding, Janis, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis.

— Robbie Robertson

In the 70s, GEORGE CLINTON and PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC and EARTH WIND & FIRE, we were very serious about our music and who we were…

— Maurice White

When we were coming up, a lot of people were like, 'You've gotta lose the other guys.' If I did, I think I would…

— John Popper

I was into Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, the blues.

— Jeff Gutt

All I cared about was the music, like hearing Townes [ Van Zandt] talking about "For the sake of the song"; it's all that…

— Steve Young

I say I'm Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin all wrapped up into one. If I die early ... I'll be just like those guys.

— Dennis Rodman

My Dad died during the flu epidemic in 1918 when I was 4 years old. He left a lot of classical recordings behind that…

— Tom Glazer

The Rolling Stones suffered a great loss with the death of Ian Stewart, the man who had for so many years played piano quietly…

— Andy Peebles

In the early to mid-'90s, everywhere I turned, someone had died. It wasn't just people in bands. It was the people I was hanging…

— Dave Gahan