Keith Richards Quotes About Chuck

Quotes about: Chuck

• You didn't know whether Chuck Berry was black or white - it was not a concern.

  Keith Richards

  White, Black, Berries

  "'I loved rock'n'roll - but then we found the blues'" by Keith Richards, www.theguardian.com. April 30, 2009.

• I wouldn't warm to [Chuck Berry] even if I was cremated next to him.

  Keith Richards

  Berries, Next, Chuck

• When I started, all I wanted to do was play like Chuck (Berry)

  Keith Richards

  Play, Berries, Chuck

• Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.

  Keith Richards

  Hero, Water, Berries

• What interested me about Chuck Berry was the way he could step out of the rhythm part with such ease, throwing in a nice, simple riff, and then drop straight into the feel of it again. We used to play a lot more rhythm stuff. We'd do away with the differences between lead and rhythm guitar. You can't go into a shop and ask for a "lead guitar". You're a guitar player, and you play a guitar.

  Keith Richards

  Nice, Simple, Player

  "The Guitar Handbook". Book by Ralph Denyer, 2002.

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