Quotes About Influence

I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the music rather than explicit

Albert King wasn't my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues

Charlie Christians' contributions to the electric guitar are as big as Thomas Edisons' contributions to the world.

I'm telling you a lie in a vicious effort that you will repeat my lie over and over until it becomes true

My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music.

I am the first instrument. I am the voice. I do not imitate other instruments. Other instruments imitate me.

PRESIDE, v. To guide the action of a deliberative body to a desirable result. In Journalese, to perform upon a musical instrument; as, "He presided at the piccolo."

I was into playing American music, especially the blues.

I got involved with classical music when I was in high school and it's followed me throughout my entire life and probably had a profound effect on my life.

No one has been a greater advocate for the power of love in this world than I; both in my life and in my music.

You may dream freely when you listen to music as well as when you look at painting. When you read a book you are the slave of the author's mind.

My dad has always been a big Ray Charles fan, and I've grown up listening to all kinds of music.

I try to use my music to move these people to act.

We're genuinely happy if some musicians of this younger generation are influenced by our music, as we were ourselves influenced 10 years ago by older musicians.

Since music has so much to do with the molding of character, it is necessary that we teach it to our children.

Even today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity to just have a jam, skiffle is what I love to play.

I wanted to be in a punk band before I had even heard any punk music.

I'm the band leader. That's not to say that the other people are my minions - they all put in a tremendous amount of personality, and push the music in ways I would never expect.

We deliberately used elements from Brazilian music and from African and Asian music. Now people can hear that but then it sounded so abstract, they couldn't hear it.

When we moved back to the US, folk music was all the rage. So I traded in my banjo for a guitar.

Music can't change the world.

The first music I was exposed to was Stravinsky and I loved it but I don't remember it.

I started in New Orleans music and played all through the history of jazz.

My music wouldn't sound the way it does if I hadn't had the experience of conducting.