I can't imagine anything more worthwhile than doing what I most love. And they pay me for it. Edgar Winter More Quotes by Edgar Winter More Quotes From Edgar Winter Music is very spiritual, it has the power to bring people together. Edgar Winter music spiritual people As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music. Edgar Winter blues-music great-american jazz So yeah, I am definitely a blues man at heart. Edgar Winter yeah heart men I used to go to these old tent revivals and listen to the gospel singers. If you think rock and roll is energetic, it pales in comparison to a Pentecostal tent revival. Edgar Winter rock-and-roll rocks thinking This year's Hippiefest tour is truly a 'Classic Rock 'n Blues Tour' - a landmark, historic, musical celebration of which my band and I are proud to be a part. It's going to be a Guitar Guru Gala of Gargantuan proportions. For me personally, it will simply be the Greatest! So, see you at one of the dates on the tour. Believe me, this is not one you want to miss. All I can say is Get Ready To Rock'n'Roll!!! Edgar Winter rocks guitar believe I liked the more sophisticated urban style of blues like Ray Charles and B. B. King, Bobby Blue Bland, Lou Rawls; people like that with more of a tendency toward jazz. Edgar Winter kings blue people I started out playing ukulele when I was 5 or 6 years old. Edgar Winter ukulele years I love music more just in and of itself. I love harmony and rhythm. Edgar Winter i-love-music harmony music-love But when I played Woodstock, I'll never forget that moment looking out over the hundreds of thousands of people, the sea of humanity, seeing all those people united in such a unique way. It just touched me in a way that I'll never forget. Edgar Winter unique sea people The most profound, tangible influence in my life has been my wife, Monique. I don't know that I would even be alive were it not for her, and I certainly would not be the person that I am today. Edgar Winter wife alive profound I've always had a great love of music since childhood. It changes every day.. every time you write, it's a new experience. It's a self expression. Edgar Winter new-experiences self writing There's a bootleg album that was recorded when I was 14 or 15, a compilation of things live at different clubs. Songs like Girl from Ipanema and Cry Me A River. I don't know what the title of it is. Edgar Winter girl rivers song I'm primarily thought of as a rocker, and certainly 'Frankenstein' had a very dramatic power rock image. It was almost a precursor of heavy metal and fusion. But I also love jazz and classical and if there's one common thread that runs through all my music, it is blues. Edgar Winter common-threads running love The mountain is high, the valley is low, and you're confused on which way to go. So I've come here to give you a hand, and lead you into the promised land. So, come on and take a free ride, come on and sit here by my side, come on and take a free ride! Edgar Winter confused hands travel When you record for a label, they own that material in perpetuity, meaning that they can release, chose not to release , or repackage it any way they so choose... with or without the permission of the artist. Edgar Winter records labels artist We started out when I was 6 years old. We played ukuleles and sang Everly Brothers songs. Edgar Winter brother song years I played Woodstock in '69, and it really changed my life. Without a doubt, it was the single event that really changed the way I felt about music. Up to that point, I hadn't really thought of myself as more serious musician, and I didn't really have that much interest in pop music. Edgar Winter my-life myself music life I really had little interest in becoming famous. When I write my book, it will be my guide to avoid becoming a rock star. Edgar Winter rock will rock-star book I just want to thank all my fans for their loyalty and support-for coming out to the shows and buying the CDs. Edgar Winter just fans loyalty want I hadn't realized the number of people that are still interested in listening to what I am doing, people I would never know about if not for being online. Edgar Winter i-am never know people
