Edgar Winter Quotes (17 Quotes)

She has been a great supporter throughout all the years we've been married. She's really showed me what love is.

My favorite songs are those that are most deeply personal and emotional for me, and they include the love songs that I've written for Monique.

I've not met Elvis or Jim Morrison, but Jimi Hendrix, Johnny and I used to jam at a club in New York called The Scene where the house band was the Young Rascals, so I did get to meet Jimi.

I hadn't realized the number of people that are still interested in listening to what I am doing, people I would never know about if not for being online.

We started out when I was 6 years old. We played ukuleles and sang Everly Brothers songs.

I really had little interest in becoming famous. When I write my book, it will be my guide to avoid becoming a rock star.

I can't imagine anything more worthwhile than doing what I most love. And they pay me for it.

I used to go to these old tent revivals and listen to the gospel singers. If you think rock and roll is energetic, it pales in comparison to a Pentecostal tent revival.

Music is very spiritual, it has the power to bring people together.

As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music.

When I did it with Johnny, it was almost a telepathic kind of communication.

There's a bootleg album that was recorded when I was 14 or 15, a compilation of things live at different clubs. Songs like Girl from Ipanema and Cry Me A River. I don't know what the title of it is.

I'm really indebted to Johnny. He was my first musical hero. Were it not for him, things would have happened quite differently. I can envision myself as maybe a starving jazz musician. I never had any inclination towards fame or stardom. I just love music. Johnny was more ambitious and outgoing. I was the weird and quiet guy who played all the instruments.

When you record for a label, they own that material in perpetuity, meaning that they can release, chose not to release , or repackage it any way they so choose... with or without the permission of the artist.

I just want to thank all my fans for their loyalty and support-for coming out to the shows and buying the CDs.

The most profound, tangible influence in my life has been my wife, Monique. I don't know that I would even be alive were it not for her, and I certainly would not be the person that I am today.

I've always had a great love of music since childhood. It changes every day... every time you write, it's a new experience. It's a self expression.