Charles Dibdin

“For a soldier I listed, to grow great in fame. And be shot at for sixpence a day”. –Charles Dibdin

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

Jaco Pastorius

“It ain’t braggin’ if you can back it up”. –Jaco Pastorius

eden ahbez

“Some white people hate black people, and some white people love black people, some black people hate white people, and some black people love white people. So you see, it’s not an issue of black and white, it’s an issue of Lovers and Haters”. –eden ahbez

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

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

Otis Blackwell

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