Brian Setzer Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Veteran performers are dying off, and new acts simply aren't emerging on the national scene.”

“I can't tell you how many people have asked me to show them Stray Cat Strut and that little diminished run on the C. I guess my brain is wired backwards. I don't know what possessed me to do that, but I did.”

“Normally, you go into the recording studio, make a record and then take it on the road and you think... wow... I could have done THIS to it, or something.”

“Since the big band started I'm just always swamped with movies and things. It certainly pays the bills and it's very satisfying, because I get to write all these big charts and all this crazy music.”

“It is hard to play Blue Suede Shoes. I know everyone has heard it 10 million times, and that makes it even harder to play it, but there's a very laid back tempo on that. I was surprised at how slow it really was.”

“Rock and roll and swing never quite mixed. Rock and roll came in and just blew everything out of the water. Big bands were dead.”

“Elvis is not so difficult as Johnny Cash because his voice is so distinctive. If you try to copy Johnny Cash, it's just going to sound dumb.”

“People out there maybe know who Junior Parker is and some of those Sun Records blues guys.”

“Don't be afraid to take liberties with this music. Try and put some of yourself into it.”

“I love Glen Campbell. He never gets a mention.”