Albert Lee famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

... all of the great sounds that James Burton and Jimmy Bryant were getting, came out of Telecasters
-- Albert Lee

#Music #Sound #Jimmy
I first met Jimmy Page in London in 1961, and he was listening to James Burton, Scotty Moore and Cliff Gallup with Gene Vincent, as was I ... these were the rock and roll guys who really sparked our interest in the guitar, and later we delved into other things and went different directions ... during my time with Eric Clapton, we talked about what we'd listened to early on, and he was a huge fan of Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis
-- Albert Lee

#Music #Rocks #Guitar
... Jimmy Page bought a Les Paul because he liked mine, but it was stolen, so he bought a Standard everybody raved about .. that's what he's famous for, but his first Les Paul was a Custom like mine ... I can remember he played a Gretsch before that
-- Albert Lee

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I never really paid much attention to music that was going on in the UK. I was always looking towards the States for my inspiration.
-- Albert Lee

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I wanted to be different and original but still have it be something my fans could get into. There also are some big, beautiful ballads. I told my producers that I wanted tracks that are going to blow up in the clubs, but I also wanted songs that were very melodic and with a lot of instrumentation.
To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable.
The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking "Is there a meaning to music?" My answer would be, "Yes", And "Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?" My answer to that would be "No."
So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning.
I was in New York, miserable because I was working supper clubs but I wasn't expressing myself. I was really unhappy with my life. I saw Max Roach again and he told me I didn't have to do things like that. He made me an honest woman on the stage. I have been performing in that tradition since. I feel that I'm a serious performer now whereas then I wanted to be but I didn't know how.
I look good. I feel good and not to sound conceited I sound great.
When I fart my ***** makes a trumpet sound that heralds the arrival of the smell.
I knew that as a DJ from 1970 on up that I would eventually come with this sound. I brought out all these other break beats that you hear so much on a lot of these records.
NBC's priorities are Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno, and then there's me.
I love heels! I especially like heels by Nicholas Kirkwood, Jimmy Choo and Moschino.

Albert Lee famous quotes

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