Rather than have joy…– Chuck Berry
Rather than have joy, I would rather be absent of pain.
That’s the misconceptions that people have…– Chuck Berry
That’s the misconceptions that people have, that Chuck Berry went to jail. They’re just totally wrong. It might have said something in the large papers in the bigger city headlines and things. But, you take a look at any of the local papers, and you will see that I was acquitted. I never went to […]
One of my realizations is that if you revel over …– Chuck Berry
One of my realizations is that if you revel over joy, you’re going to ache over pain and get killed over hurt. Your span of feelings are going to go just as far one way as the other.
Rock ‘n’ roll accepted me and paid me…– Chuck Berry
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.
If you want to release your aggression…– Chuck Berry
If you want to release your aggression, get up and dance. That’s what rock and roll is all about.
A contract is an ask game…– Chuck Berry
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. […]
It’s amazing how much you can learn if your …– Chuck Berry
It’s amazing how much you can learn if your intentions are truly earnest.
I added and deleted according to the audiences’ …– Chuck Berry
I added and deleted according to the audiences’ response to different gestures, and chose songs to build an act that would constantly stimulate my audience.
It amazes me when I hear people say…– Chuck Berry
It amazes me when I hear people say, ‘I want to go out and find out who I am.’ I always knew who I was. I was going to be famous if it killed me.
I just feel I got my inspiration…– Chuck Berry
I just feel I got my inspiration, education and all from others that came before me. And I added my… I don’t even know if I added anything. I played what they played, and it sounded different, I guess.