Quotes About John Mayall

My early influences were the Shadows, who were an English instrumental band. They basically got me into playing and later on I got into blues and jazz players. I liked Clapton when he was with John Mayall. I really liked that period.

I went to see John Mayall at the Marquee, with Peter Green on guitar, and that was a particularly good gig.

John Mayall doesn't get enough credit. He's not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which is a tragedy.

Lonnie Donegan and the folk movement were responsible for a lot of the spread of the blues in England. The group Them with Van Morrison was a big influence on me, too, as were The Stones; The Yardbirds, John Mayall, and the other British blues pioneers.