54 Paul Rodgers Quotes for You to Enjoy

Paul Rodgers

English Musician

Born: Dec 17, 1949

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The first record I bought was actually Booker T and the MG's 'Red Beans and Rice.' Paul Rodgers

First Record Beans Bought Red Rice Actually

I got the idea of meditation from The Beatles. It was a fad, but I've found it beneficial in my crazy life. Paul Rodgers

Life Crazy Beatles Meditation Beneficial Fad Idea Got Crazy Life Found

With Free, we were teenagers, and, ummm, there was a lot of raging hormones. Paul Rodgers

Free Teenagers Hormones Were Lot Raging

The thing about simplicity is it's not easy to achieve. To many, simplicity can mean repetitiveness and maybe even a lack of intelligence, those kind of things, but simple yet unique is the key. Paul Rodgers

Intelligence Key Simple Simplicity Achieve Those Kind Easy About Lack Maybe Mean Many Unique Even Thing Things

One of my dreams was always to have a piano - a room with a piano overlooking the ocean or a lake. Paul Rodgers

Dreams Ocean Piano Always Overlooking Lake Room

One overindulges when you're younger, and you pay the price in later years. But I always realized how important it was for me to take care of myself and my voice if I was gonna have a voice when I was older. Paul Rodgers

Myself Me You Care Important Pay Older Later Voice Price Take Take Care Always How Years Gonna Younger Realized

When I play solo, that's when I put it all together. I go through all of the songs that I've written wtih all of the different bands; that, for me, tells its own story, and the DVDs really enforce that. Paul Rodgers

Me Together Own Solo Tells Through Songs Written Put Go Bands Different Story Enforce Really Play

I got the idea of what a band should be from listening to Booker T and Otis Redding. Paul Rodgers

Listening Band Idea Redding Got Should

With Free, we had phased out all of the blues material and wanted to phase in all original material, and the only song that stayed from our blues past was 'The Hunter' by Albert King. People just loved that. And I said, 'We have to write a song that will top that - otherwise, what are we doing here?' That was the birth of 'All Right Now.' Paul Rodgers

People Song Will King Free Past Birth Otherwise Our Top Out Hunter Stayed Only Write Had Said Material Doing Just Blues Wanted Loved Original Now Right Phase Albert Phased Here

I was brought up in a fairly emotionally repressed kind of society in Northeast England where one didn't express emotions and was expected to keep a stiff upper lip. Paul Rodgers

Emotions Society Kind Brought Emotionally Fairly Stiff Up Lip Expected Upper Northeast Repressed Where England Express Keep

Ann Wilson has an amazing voice and is a brilliant songwriter. Paul Rodgers

Amazing Brilliant Wilson Voice Songwriter

I've been influenced by so many great people , like Sam Moore, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, so many great blues and soul artists that I completely revere. So it's strange for me, actually, to hear somebody say, 'Oh, I was deeply influenced by your music.' Paul Rodgers

Music Great Me Soul Strange People King Somebody Say Moore Wilson John John Lee Hooker Great People Pickett Like Redding Revere Hear Been Lee Sam Oh Artists Blues Influenced Your Many Deeply Actually

Every day, every time I sing, I feel blessed, really, to be able to do that. It's like having wings, in a way. It's a bit like flying sometimes, because you go off into another realm. And a whole lot of people come with you. It's amazing. Paul Rodgers

Time Day You Every Day People Sometimes Amazing Blessed Every Every Time Way Bit Flying Able Having Wings Feel Come Like Sing Another Because Go Lot Off Really Realm Whole

A song isn't finished until it's played live, and then it moves on. Paul Rodgers

Song Finished Live Until Moves Then Played

One doesn't have to sit through exams and go to universities to play rock n' roll. Paul Rodgers

Sit Exams Through Rock Go Rock-N-Roll Roll Play Universities

Being in a band is all-consuming, and I like to have a life. Paul Rodgers

Life Band Like Being

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