Become Quote by Robbie Robertson

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

— Cub Koda

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

— Ezra Furman

When Chuck Berry came along, what he did was more rock & roll than it was blues. It was more exciting. He was like…

— Steve Miller

If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call…

— Duke Ellington

I wanted to be known as a better musician more than anything.

— Tiffany Darwish

Of all the early breakthrough rock and roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is…

— Cub Koda

Louis Armstrong is jazz. He represents what the music is all about.

— Wynton Marsalis

No one told Miles Davis or BB King to pack it in. John Lee Hooker played literally up to the day he died. Why…

— Paul Weller

I didn't want to be a rock and roller. I wanted to be a Bobby Darin because he was the epitome of the performer,…

— Neil Sedaka

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

— Stevie Wonder

I was inspired by the classic rock radio of the Seventies. They separated Chuck Berry and the Beatles from the Led Zeppelins and Bostons…

— Chuck D

I guess my biggest influence was actually my Grandfather. He used to play old records on vinyl, and would play old jazz and soul…

— Ella Henderson