Bobby Keys Quotes

Bobby Keys — American Musician born on December 18, 1943, died on December 02, 2014

Robert Henry "Bobby" Keys was an American saxophonist who performed with other musicians as a member of several horn sections of the 1970s. He appears on albums by the Rolling Stones,Lynyrd Skynyrd, Harry Nilsson, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker and other prominent musicians. Keys played on hundreds of recordings and was a touring musician from 1956 until his death in 2014... (wikipedia)

The first session I did with the Stones was an accident. I just happened to be wandering down the hallway of the same studio.

I pull a lot of the stuff that I play off the rhythm tracks - and Keith Richards has been one of the main contributors to my inspirational playing.

When I talk about rock n' roll, to me, that goes back to the beginning of the 1950s. Blue suede shoes and sideburns, man. Pink and black coloured clothes. Turn your collar up, comb your hair in ducktails. And the music was cool. It was a whole culture then - a different world.

I always loved Little Anthony and the Imperials. They were like the precursors of the Temptations. I loved their music.

I can't read music. That's not where I come from musically. I come strictly from feeling, and that feeling comes from rock & roll.