Quotes from Chuck Berry

My dad was the cause of me being in show business. He was not only in poetry but in acting a bit. He was Mordecai in the play 'A Dream of Queen Esther.'

This is my 1963 Ford. It was the only car I could A-Ford.

Rather than have joy, I would rather be absent of pain.

I have lots of ambition!

All I want for Christmas is a rock n roll electric guitar.

Could you imagine the way I felt, I couldn't unfasten her safety belt. All the way home I held a grudge, for the safety belt that wouldn't budge.

The media dresses things up. There's a lot of inaccuracy.

You know, your ears record. You might can sing a song once you hear it.

I should have been a son of Einstein.

Elvis' songs will always be there, and I hope mine will be after I'm gone.

I made records for people who would buy them. No color, no ethnic, no political - I don't want that, never did.

If you're going to be mad, at least let the people know what you're mad about.

Back in the class room, open your books, keep up, the teacher don't know how mean she looks.