Avenues Quote by Robby Krieger

When I started, all I wanted to do was play like Chuck (Berry)

— Keith Richards

If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'.

— John Lennon

And a lot of the technique and the little T-Bone phrases that define his style, Chuck Berry, when he rearranged the beat, they became…

— Duke Robillard

I was playing with Chuck Berry, who sounded like an English teacher. Did you ever listen to his records? He pronounces every word.

— Dion DiMucci

An uninhibited, Chuck Berry devotee but experimented with and broke a lot of ground on feedback techniques and solid variations in tonal and dissonant…

— Ted Nugent

As time went on, we formed a number of different bands. We played in rival, neighborhood bands. We learned more songs and we learned…

— Wayne Kramer

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

— Stevie Wonder

I thought what I was good at doing was playing real simple guitar licks, since I'd cut my teeth on what Duane Eddy was…

— John Fogerty

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

Well all of Chuck's children are out there playing his licks, get into your kicks. Come back baby, rock and roll never forgets.

— Bob Seger

One of my big inspirations was Chuck Berry, and his playing was always about the rhythm and the lyrics. So I've always been that…

— Mick Ralphs