Chuck Berry Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“A contract is an ask game, and if it asks for an hour, and I submit to an hour, then it's an hour. When I look at a contract, I look at the obligation - where, when, how long, the compensation. If I agree to it, that's the way it is. I have an obligation. They have an obligation.”

“Rock 'n' roll accepted me and paid me, even though I loved the big bands... I went that way because I wanted a home of my own. I had a family. I had to raise them. Let's don't leave out the economics. No way.”

“Of the five most important things in life, health is first, education or knowledge is second, and wealth is third. I forget the other two.”

“You don't just go to the studio and say, 'I'm going to write a hit.' It becomes a hit when people like your compositions.”

“The Big Band Era is my era. People say, 'Where did you get your style from?' I did the Big Band Era on guitar. That's the best way I could explain it.”