Alvin Lee quote: "My all-time favorite rock and roll players were Scotty Moore, Chuck Berry and Franny Beecher, and I listened to the country playing of Merle Travis."

The chances of a reunion now are less likely. I was thinking of having a 40th anniversary of the ban...
ALVIN LEE

I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden un...
ALVIN LEE

He saw us play a few times in fact. I did this song called I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, and J...
ALVIN LEE

George Harrison was also a pleasure to work with. He was one of the most famous people I've ever kno...
ALVIN LEE

Back in those days we thought we could change the world.
ALVIN LEE

Anywhere you go in the world is what you make of it, not what you read in books.
ALVIN LEE

Yeah, we're definitely developing a following. I mean, we had such an impression on the people here,...
ALVIN LEE

I lost a big part of me. That's what inspired me to take our music outside.
ALVIN LEE

We want to go more mainstream but stick to what we do, ... Every place we go, the people are recepti...
ALVIN LEE

We wanted to make something that represented what we were actually doing, ... The first album was OK...
ALVIN LEE

We're definitely pushing for everyone to do the band full-time, ... But right now, we're just trying...
ALVIN LEE

It wasn't very satisfying playing the big arenas, but it was good as far as a paycheck. But the ...
ALVIN LEE

My favorite country blues player was Big Bill Broonzy. City blues was Freddie King, but I liked them...
ALVIN LEE

I think a lot of modern day guitarists start off playing like Eddie van Halen, and they don't ta...
ALVIN LEE

I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad's Benny Goodman ...
ALVIN LEE

It was by listening to Goodman's band, that I began to notice the guitarist Charlie Christian, w...
ALVIN LEE

George Harrison was also a pleasure to work with. He was one of the most famous people I've ever...
ALVIN LEE

That's the beauty of creativity. It comes from the ether. I like to think, sometimes, it's l...
ALVIN LEE

We used to play the underground clubs like the UFO, and Middle Earth, and they were great because th...
ALVIN LEE

Strangely enough, I wasn't into fast guitarists. I preferred Peter Green's subtle touch. I s...
ALVIN LEE

I went to see John Mayall at the Marquee, with Peter Green on guitar, and that was a particularly go...
ALVIN LEE

I strongly encourage listening to the radio to hear something you haven't heard before. It's...
ALVIN LEE

I just play to the people I can see. So it's almost like you are playing to the first few rows o...
ALVIN LEE

I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidde...
ALVIN LEE

Strangely enough, through all those school years I decided at 13 or 14 I was going to be a musician ...
ALVIN LEE

Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be d...
ALVIN AILEY

One of the definitions of sanity is the ability to tell real from unreal. Soon we'll need a new ...
ALVIN TOFFLER

A fellow has to have faith in God above and Rollie Fingers in the bullpen.
ALVIN DARK

Most managers were trained to be the thing they most despise - bureaucrats.
ALVIN TOFFLER

The illiterate of the future are not those who can't read or write but those who cannot learn, unlea...
ALVIN TOFFLER

To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830 saying the entire industria...
ALVIN TOFFLER

Change is not merely necessary to life ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Âœ it is life.
ALVIN TOFFLER

The future arrives too soon and in the wrong order
ALVIN TOFFLER

One of the definitions of sanity is the ability to tell real from unreal. Soon we'll need a new defi...
ALVIN TOFFLER

The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does...
ALVIN TOFFLER

Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.
ALVIN TOFFLER

You simply *must* stop taking advice from other people.
ALVIN TOFFLER

The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together. I'm talking about...
ALVIN TOFFLER

To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish ...
ALVIN TOFFLER

Most managers were trained to be the thing they most despise, bureaucrats.
ALVIN TOFFLER

In describing today
ALVIN TOFFLER

Change is the process by which the future invades our lives, and it is important to look at it close...
ALVIN TOFFLER

In the electronic age, books, words and reading are not likely to remain sufficiently authoritative ...
ALVIN KERNAN

Everybody loves a hero. People line up for them, cheer them, scream their names. And, years later te...
ALVIN SARGENT

I think it's unethical to take money for poor quality performance.
ALVIN BURGER

It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution.
ALVIN TOFFLER

The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together.
ALVIN TOFFLER

Anyone nit-picking enough to write a letter of correction to an editor doubtless deserves the error ...
ALVIN TOFFLER

Change is the process by which the future invades our lives.
ALVIN TOFFLER

Lena Horne is the sweetest and most adorable woman in the world.
ALVIN AILEY

Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur.
ALVIN TOFFLER

Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That'...
ALVIN DARK

Our technological powers increase, but the side effects and potential hazards also escalate.
ALVIN TOFFLER

The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does ...
ALVIN TOFFLER

Choreography is mentally draining, but there's a pleasure in getting into the studio with the da...
ALVIN AILEY

No matter what you write or choreograph, you feel it's not enough.
ALVIN AILEY

My lasting impression of Truman Capote is that he was a terribly gentle, terribly sensitive, and ter...
ALVIN AILEY

A manager doesn't hear the cheers.
ALVIN DARK

Nobody knows the future with certainty. We can, however, identify ongoing patterns of change.
ALVIN TOFFLER

I'll tell what, old Bobbie Williams and Larry Summers did a great job. Bobbie seems to be able to fi...
ALVIN WYATT

Defensively, we're putting a lot of pressure on people.
ALVIN WYATT

It's not the problems you have, but how you react to them that counts.
ALVIN WYATT

We're growing accustomed to him doing the things that he does.
ALVIN WYATT

He was OK. We just didn't get it done. We [changed quarterbacks] for a change of pace.
ALVIN WYATT

We have lots of speed. It's tough to run in those conditions. Once the rain started, it was a bad fi...
ALVIN WYATT

I'm probably the only person loyal to the bone to my alma mater. I don't want to go anywhere. I'm ju...
ALVIN WYATT

Playing against a former coach has nothing to do with it. We do it the same way whether we're playin...
ALVIN WYATT

They're showing improvement. They got better. You can see the difference between the Virginia State ...
ALVIN WYATT

(Russell) did a fantastic job.
ALVIN WYATT

The officer sees the suspect reach under the passenger seat (and) fearing for his own safety that th...
ALVIN WRIGHT

The officer draws his weapon and warned the suspect to put his hands up in the air and get down on t...
ALVIN WRIGHT

The investigation is still ongoing right now.
ALVIN WRIGHT

She was talking. She was alert but in pain.
ALVIN WRIGHT

They're a great athletic team. Next time, we'll be ready for them.
ALVIN WRIGHT

The folks who are here from New Orleans, we know the majority of them are law abiding citizens. We k...
ALVIN WRIGHT

These are rivalries that have been going on for a number of years. They were doing the same thing in...
ALVIN WRIGHT

Whatever crap they were doing in New Orleans, they're doing here.
ALVIN WRIGHT

I'm not sure where we would put all of them.
ALVIN WRIGHT

There are a lot of people who waited a lot of years to become citizens. These people just walked acr...
ALVIN WILLIAMS

It's wasn't a great winning atmosphere, but [it was] as far as the team sticking together. And I thi...
ALVIN WILLIAMS

He's a professional, he's been in tough situations. I'm sure this is just something he'll work throu...
ALVIN WILLIAMS

There's a lingering perception among African American voters that the Republican Party is not intere...
ALVIN WILLIAMS

I think it will hurt.
ALVIN WILLIAMS

I think this is a very good look at how to tackle this effort. The resources and the talent are here...
ALVIN WILLIAMS

The market did not go very far in either direction due to continuing uncertainty over Chen's final d...
ALVIN TENG

The market extended yesterday's decline as it took its lead from the overnight losses on Wall Street...
ALVIN TENG

Simply put, there is no reason to buy shares aggressively at this point.
ALVIN TENG

For those who monitor market charts, a pull-back to around 6,400-6,500 points, or the 72-day moving ...
ALVIN TENG

There was not enough enthusiasm about pushing the upside as too many investors were ready to pocket ...
ALVIN TENG

As in the previous session, there were a handful of star stocks that were not strong enough to ignit...
ALVIN TENG

Companies with solid fundamentals attracted buying interest but we have to be more careful now.
ALVIN TENG

Our whole objective was to have the FBI come in and lead an investigation. We will know the truth.
ALVIN SYKES

The Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act that is before the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives has ...
ALVIN SYKES

The FBI originally thought he was one of the three.
ALVIN SYKES

One of them was convicted just three months ago. In all, 18 were tried. Seven were convicted of Civi...
ALVIN SYKES

At our request, we have asked the federal government to create a unit on unsolved Civil Rights murde...
ALVIN SYKES

Already around the world, Philadelphia means something different than it did a month ago. You see it...
ALVIN SYKES

Joyce Chiles made this a real investigation with real consequences.
ALVIN SYKES

I did not know there were people you could go to for help.
ALVIN SYKES

If it was good enough for Kennedy, and it was good enough for King, it was good enough for Emmett Ti...
ALVIN SYKES

Like it was, wow, this woman has spent the equivalent of my lifetime pursuing this one thing.
ALVIN SYKES

I'm sorry for everything. What happened shouldn't have happened. I wish it would have been me that g...
ALVIN STARKS

You can laugh, but I will get the last laugh.
ALVIN STARKS

I want your ... brothers and so on to kill my so-called family and friends. (T)hat's the whole purpo...
ALVIN STARKS

I don't want to test God's grace thinking if I kill someone that I can ask for forgiveness and still...
ALVIN STARKS

It's a big, nice venue. Really exciting to play in. I'm just interested in seeing how loud we can ge...
ALVIN SMITH

If I can notch up like two or three sacks, that would be a whole lot better than fumble recoveries.
ALVIN SMITH

The chances today are better than they were in the past. I still think there are some barriers we wo...
ALVIN SMITH

I'll try to hold my hands still so it don't slip off,
ALVIN SMITH

No, it won't hold a knot,
ALVIN SMITH

A good knot on a bad rope is no better than a bad knot,
ALVIN SMITH

That's not a good rope,
ALVIN SMITH

It's going to be a gritty, nasty, physical game. What wins games for Cal is the running backs and th...
ALVIN SMITH

It's a big, nice venue. Really exciting to play in. I'm just interested in seeing how loud we can ge...
ALVIN SMITH

Football is a game that's played with intensity and passion. If your opponent determines how hard yo...
ALVIN SMITH

I love being around my mom, my brother, my sister and my step-dad. I love to sit outside on those co...
ALVIN SIMMONS

When I am not playing baseball I like to sleep and hang out with my friends playing Xbox.
ALVIN SIMMONS

I love playing baseball man. I am always playing baseball and I definitely want to play in college.
ALVIN SIMMONS

I am going to Gulf Shores to spend the week with some friends. But I can't go until Tuesday night be...
ALVIN SIMMONS

You need to keep the attachment to provide the safety. But you also need to slowly, as they're ready...
ALVIN ROSENFELD

This country really is very culturally diverse. Some may say 'diverse' has become a hackneyed word b...
ALVIN ROSENFELD

American culture, including its literature, has been enriched over many decades by the work of its i...
ALVIN ROSENFELD

We see more stomachaches and kids get all kids of fancy workups to see if they have an ulcer.
ALVIN ROSENFELD

Kids get burned out. The last thing you want to do is to have someone going into high school who is ...
ALVIN ROSENFELD

I think that the culture in the United States is to push people until they drop and now we're doing ...
ALVIN ROSENFELD

They want to spend more time with their parents.
ALVIN POUSSAINT

Black people are brown, light yellow and all different colors in the United States. White men create...
ALVIN POUSSAINT

I think you need to explain what the term means and that it's a mean and derogatory term. And then y...
ALVIN POUSSAINT

They were afraid if the children were not very obedient they would get in trouble with white people ...
ALVIN POUSSAINT

He was the man of the match. He understands this game well, and he came out ready to play today.
ALVIN JAMES

We're just looking at this as another step to the final four. We're talking like this is another sto...
ALVIN JAMES

Our record is totally misleading. We're a final four team. There is talent in this program. The one ...
ALVIN JAMES

I just told the referee to cut it right there. We didn't have enough players, and it was going to be...
ALVIN JAMES

There were some things that led to the dismal record. We had some things happen that we had no contr...
ALVIN JAMES

Trevor got a beautiful ball from the right side and volleyed it in. We managed to get the ball movin...
ALVIN JAMES

We started out a little slow, a little sluggish. I think it was because the refs weren't on time. We...
ALVIN JAMES

We are playing bigger 5A and 6A teams. It's all in preparation for when we play in [postseason]. It'...
ALVIN JAMES

We've been struggling against the bigger schools, but it will gear us up for the competition we'll f...
ALVIN JAMES

I actually wanted to be in the locker room on the side we used when I was with the Strikers. However...
ALVIN JAMES

Our nation does not surrender to blackmail.
ALVIN HELLERSTEIN

My task is not to defer to our worst fears, but to interpret and apply the law, in this case, the Fr...
ALVIN HELLERSTEIN

The CIA shall search and review in response to plaintiffs' FOIA requests,
ALVIN HELLERSTEIN

Indeed, the freedoms we champion are as important to our success in Iraq and Afghanistan as the guns...
ALVIN HELLERSTEIN

The snuffing out of sound is not a permissible exercise under the First Amendment,
ALVIN HELLERSTEIN

Masks have a tortured history in the United States, creating fear and fear of physical violence on t...
ALVIN HELLERSTEIN

As President Bush said, we fight to spread freedom so the freedoms of Americans will be made more se...
ALVIN HELLERSTEIN

Indeed, the freedoms we champion are as important to our success in Iraq and Afghanistan as the guns...
ALVIN HELLERSTEIN

It's tough to throw over Shawn Marion. If you throw it over Shawn Marion, you're probably throwing i...
ALVIN GENTRY

I don't know if there's another guy that you could say 'Well, he guarded Yao Ming and then the next ...
ALVIN GENTRY

Dan's high school used to have this shirt that said 'organized chaos,' and that's pretty much what i...
ALVIN GENTRY

Every night, you can pencil in 20 and 10, and now all of a sudden you can pencil in 25 and 11. That'...
ALVIN GENTRY

For the most part, you just have to fight through it mentally. Once you do that, you can deal with t...
ALVIN GENTRY

Or Rip comes off and finds Chauncey Billups right here.
ALVIN GENTRY

They'd come in and he'd already have a full sweat going. He definitely set a tone going into trainin...
ALVIN GENTRY

Eddie House missed some shots that he's going to make. I thought he did a good job (running the offe...
ALVIN GENTRY

What really keeps me inspired is to get messages across.
ALVIN FRANCO

Everyone you've ever met is actually a part of who you are today. Even your own enemies, the ones wh...
ALVIN FRANCO

It's really amazing what a single act of kindness can do. Well, it's gotten me to be a lot more soci...
ALVIN FRANCO

It's basically my own life story as of high school.
ALVIN FRANCO

I'm always busy filming something -- I document everything I do, I've found out that I can put it to...
ALVIN FRANCO

It's like a separate body part to me, you can ask anyone in my school, they've never seen me not wit...
ALVIN FRANCO

The writers want to know were you made your mistake, no how well your curve is breaking.
ALVIN DARK

There'll be a man on the moon before Gaylord Perry hits a home run.
ALVIN DARK

[Quotable:] My first year in the big leagues was 1948, and the way we won the pennant, how easy it w...
ALVIN DARK

A manager doesn't hear the cheers.
ALVIN DARK

Friendships are forgotten when the game begins.
ALVIN DARK

There are surprisingly few real students of the game in baseball; partly because everybody, my eight...
ALVIN DARK

In this game of baseball, you live by the sword and die by it. You hit and get hit. Remember that.
ALVIN DARK

Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's b...
ALVIN DARK

The expectation in this community is so high, they'd run me out of town if I didn't make it. The atm...
ALVIN COPELAND

What hurt us the most was missed key rebounds and easy baskets.
ALVIN COPELAND

It seemed like it stayed on 33 (points) forever. The only thing that helped us was that they didn't ...
ALVIN COPELAND

I had some concerns with (being too confident) coming in. Sometimes you have to get teams up to play...
ALVIN COPELAND

It hurt us to lose by one point to Perry. I told the it would come down to that.
ALVIN COPELAND

The last time they beat us in the Christmas tournament, they said we played tired. We wanted to make...
ALVIN COPELAND

It used to upset me because I felt like she didn't care one way or another. Now I know that she care...
ALVIN COPELAND

Any time you hit threes, it puts you right back in the game. I told them to try and not give (Perry)...
ALVIN COPELAND

Anytime we jump out to a big lead is a major concern. We won, which is most important in the end. Bu...
ALVIN COPELAND

We've won state championships when we haven't won region. It's not over.
ALVIN COPELAND

Surely the perpetrator could have just taken the car and left them unharmed? Instead an unborn child...
ALVIN BEST

For three-and-a-half hours the doctors tried to save baby Jenna, but it was all in vain. Later the h...
ALVIN BEST

David was then shot in the chest.
ALVIN BEST

David pleaded with the hijacker, begging him not to harm them. He repeatedly told the gunman 'We do ...
ALVIN BEST

The best thing is the surroundings. You're in the middle of the forest and you have a river flowing ...
ALVIN ANDERSON

In winter, places look very different, and it gives a feeling of exploration. It rejuvenates you for...
ALVIN ANDERSON

I think people area a little intimidated by it sometimes... It's basically hiking -- you're not cold...
ALVIN ANDERSON

You can get snow blindness if you're not careful.
ALVIN ANDERSON

Avalanche danger is something to consider. That's only an issue when there are steep slopes above yo...
ALVIN ANDERSON

The most enjoyable thing for me is having the feeling of being in pure nature where you're there and...
ALVIN ANDERSON

Going around the city, seeing the signs, with John Tyler and things like that, it showed us the enti...
ALVIN ANDERSON

When they went to the state, and came back as a state champion, then we were all sisters and brother...
ALVIN ANDERSON

When they came to John Tyler they were really disappointed that they had to go there and they felt r...
ALVIN ANDERSON

They felt like losing the school was losing the community really.
ALVIN ANDERSON

I'm attracted to long-legged girls with long arms and a little head.
ALVIN AILEY

I am trying to show the world that we are all human beings and that color is not important. What is ...
ALVIN AILEY

I always want to have more dancers in my company.
ALVIN AILEY

I always want more.
ALVIN AILEY

Choreography is mentally draining, but there's a pleasure in getting into the studio with the dancer...
ALVIN AILEY

They're all talented. They're all special,
ALVIN AILEY

All of these dancers are dancers who are on the verge of their careers, so to speak. They're here to...
ALVIN AILEY

My all-time favorite rock and roll players were Scotty Moore, Chuck Berry and Franny Beecher, and I listened to the country playing of Merle Travis.

Copied!

Alvin Lee

My all-time favorite rock and roll players were Scotty Moore, Chuck Berry and Franny Beecher, and I listened to the country playing of Merle Travis.

Alvin Lee

Share:

Related

More Alvin Lee