Maybellene, why can’t you be true?
CHUCK BERRYRock ‘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.
More Chuck Berry Quotes
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Praise doesn’t mean anything to me. I don’t judge myself.
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Rock is rock, and, rock and roll, rock is just short for rock and roll.
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It used to be called boogie-woogie, it used to be called blues, used to be called rhythm and blues…It’s called rock now.
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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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Prejudice doesn’t make me mad. It just – I guess ‘pisses me off’ is the word.
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I would sing the blues if I had the blues.
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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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He could play the guitar just like ringing a bell.
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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.
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You don’t just go to the studio and say, ‘I’m going to write a hit.’ It becomes a hit when people like your compositions.
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Looking hard for a drive in, searching for a corner cafe, where the hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day.
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Don’t let the same dog bite you twice.
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All I want for Christmas is a rock n roll electric guitar.
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A contract is an ask game, and if it asks for an hour, and I submit to an hour, then it’s an hour. When I look at a contract, I look at the obligation – where, when, how long, the compensation. If I agree to it, that’s the way it is. I have an obligation. They have an obligation.
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Music is an important part of our culture and record stores play a vital part in keeping the power of music alive.
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