Ian McLagan Quotes & Sayings

“I loved rock and roll when that came in, Bill Haley, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, all those great records. So I begged my mom and dad for a guitar, which eventually they did get me for Christmas, but it went out of tune very quickly, and it hurt my fingers.”

“I like the fact that Austin's the first place I've ever lived where there's a real sense of community. People care about their neighbors.”

“We had something very special in the Faces. We were blessed to have the fun we had.”

“My love for American music and American movies is from an early age. I was 10 or 11 when I heard Fats Domino and Little Richard and Buddy Holly. And the movies, my dad used to take my brother and I to the movies every Friday. It was incredible: we got to see just about every movie that came out for a period of years.”

“I am so blessed that all I've done in my professional life, since I was 17-18, is play music and somehow make a dollar here and there.”

“I only seem to date younger women.”

“I'm terrible remembering lyrics. Before a tour, I have to remind myself. I have to go through the songs.”

“It's tough to be 68 and dating. I've given it up now.”

“What I do for migraines when I get them, I listen to classical music, and I turn it up really loud.”

“When I joined Small Faces, we occasionally would bump into The Who. And Keith Moon and I became firm pals.”