Ahmet Ertegun Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“If anybody asks me where I'm from, my first inclination is to say, 'Washington,' because that's where I grew up meaningfully.”

“Jesse Stone did more to develop the basic rock-and-roll sound than anybody else.”

“Rock n' roll really belongs to all America. It really doesn't belong to one city.”

“There's no place in the world you can go and not hear rock-and-roll, from Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder to Phil Collins.”

“I love Ray Charles. He can still teach everybody a lot about how to make great music. Not necessarily how to make hits, but how to make great music. Of course, part of it is his incredible talent. Who are the greatest jazz singers in the world? Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Ray Charles.”