John Belushi

“I suggest you go out and buy as many Blues albums as you can”. –John Belushi

Johnny Cash

“I love the freedoms we got in this country. I appreciate your freedom to burn your flag if you want to, but I really appreciate my right to bear arms so I can shoot you if you try to burn mine”. –Johnny Cash

Louis Armstrong

“Making money ain’t nothing exciting to me. You might be able to buy a little better booze than the wino on the corner. But you get sick just like the next cat, and when you die you’re just as graveyard dead as he is”. –Louis Armstrong

John Bonham

“Drumming was the only thing I was ever good at”. –John Bonham

Phil Ochs

“One good song with a message can bring a point more deeply to more people than a thousand rallies”. –Phil Ochs

Nero

“Hidden talent counts for nothing”. –Nero

Sam Cooke

“There’s been times that I thought I couldn’t last for long, But now I think I’m able to carry on. It’s been a long, a long time coming, But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will”. –Sam Cooke

Marvin Gaye

“If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else”. –Marvin Gaye

Curtis Mayfield

“Don’t worry – if there’s a hell below, we all gonna go”. –Curtis Mayfield

Bradley Nowell

“I think that self-reliance is what makes you happy; not having to worry about anything or not depending on anybody besides yourself”. –Bradley Nowell

Frank Sinatra

“If you possess something but you can’t give it away, then you don’t possess it… It possesses you”. –Frank Sinatra

Harry Chapin

“My child arrived just the other day, He came to the world in the usual way. But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay. He learned to walk while I was away”. –Harry Chapin

Cass Elliot

“I think everybody who has a brain should get involved in politics; working within, not criticizing it from the outside. Become an active participant, no matter how feeble you think the effort is”. –Cass Elliot

Syd Barrett

“I think young people should have a lot of fun, but I never seem to have any”. –Syd Barrett

John Lee Hooker

“The one thing the blues don’t get is the backing and pushing of TV and radio like a lot of this garbage you hear. They choke stuff down people’s throat so they got no choice but to listen to it”. –John Lee Hooker

Elvis Presley

“The image is one thing and the human being is another… it’s very hard to live up to an image”. –Elvis Presley

Michael Jackson

“The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work”. –Michael Jackson

Otis Blackwell

“I’d hate to be a songwriter starting a career today”. –Otis Blackwell