Elvis Quotes
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Elvis is iconic; a lot of performers today look to that for inspiration.
Beyonce
Destiny's Child
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Elvis was the reason I picked up the guitar.
Paul Simon
Simon & Garfunkel
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Elvis ate America before America ate him.
Passenger
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I'd been working with Elvis, but I just recorded Country, so he, definitely, like you said, encouraged me to try it, but I didn't, right then.
Wanda Jackson
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No one, but no one, is equal, or ever will be. Elvis was and is supreme.
Mick Jagger
The Rolling Stones
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She thinks that he looks like Elvis, when he runs his fingers through that jet black hair.
Joe Diffie
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U2 have a lot of religion, also people like Johnny Cash and Elvis. Those people weren't shy about it - it's nice there are people who've come before that were open about...
Brandon Flowers
The Killers
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A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man's music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied his stage mannerisms from Elvis.
Jackie Wilson
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I didn't come after Elvis and Dylan, I've been around always. But if I see or meet a great artist, I love them.
John Lennon
The Beatles
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Before, I was terrified on stage. I only play guitar during the acoustic songs. After a while, you can elicit certain responses from the crowd, like Elvis.
Andy Gibb
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When I first heard Elvis perform "Bridge Over Trouble Water" it was unbelivable,and I thought to myself, how the hell can I compete with that?
Paul Simon
Simon & Garfunkel
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Nothing affected me until I heard Elvis. Without Elvis there would be no Beatles.
John Lennon
The Beatles