Rock ‘n’ roll accepted me and paid me, even though I loved the big bands I went that way because I wanted a home of my own. I had a family. I had to raise them. Let’s don’t leave out the economics. No way.
CHUCK BERRYLooking hard for a drive in, searching for a corner cafe, where the hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day.
More Chuck Berry Quotes
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I would sing the blues if I had the blues.
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All I want for Christmas is a rock n roll electric guitar.
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Everything I wrote about wasn’t about me, but about the people listening.
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I’m a millionaire, but I cut the grass. And each time I cut it, it’s my grass. And that is satisfying.
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You know, your ears record. You might can sing a song once you hear it.
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There have been so many empires, kings are kinda going out of style.
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If the people in the audience are talking, you’re being ignored. If the people are gazing at you, you’ve got something they want to hear.
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It’s amazing how much you can learn if your intentions are truly earnest.
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Up come a flat top, he was movin’ up with me.
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Of the five most important things in life, health is first, education or knowledge is second, and wealth is third. I forget the other two.
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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.
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I have so many entities now as grow older you gain responsibilities, you know, real estate, and I like video, and you know I want to live a little you know, because time is passing, its not as long as it has been.
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He never ever learned to read or write so well, but he could play his guitar like he was ringing a bell.
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I think I see her, please let me off this bus. Nadine, honey, is that you?
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My music is simple stuff. Anybody can sit down, look at a set of symbols and produce sounds the music represents.
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