Ronnie Hawkins quotes

We used to play in places so tough that you had to show your gun and puke twice before they'd let you in the door. (Ronnie Hawkins)
'The bigtime for you is just around the corner.' They told me that first in 1952 - boy, it's been a long corner. If I don't hit the bigtime in the next 25 or 30 years, I'm gonna pack in the music business and become a full-time gigolo. View quote
Ronnie Hawkins
A good band is like a team. You want to have the right balance. It's not always the best people you need, but the right ones for the job. View quote
Ronnie Hawkins
Hey son, don't look so glum. The goddam movie'd be awright if only had a few more shots of Robbie! View quote
Ronnie Hawkins
Wherever there are rock n rollers, well play. Thats what weve been doing for more than 30 years - rock n roll. Its made me everything from an honorary mayor to honorary member of a motorcycle gang. View quote
Ronnie Hawkins
I spent ninety percent of my money on wine, women and song and just wasted the other ten percent. View quote
Ronnie Hawkins
We were playing, not for the drunks, but for the musicians, because it was more intellectually challenging. We needed somewhere to put our energy to show that we were growing, and as we started to achieve this, people came to hear us musically. View quote
Ronnie Hawkins
I am a cross between Carl Perkins and Led Zeppelin. View quote
Ronnie Hawkins
I don't know who's left to hear us. But if there are people who want the real thing, we've got it. My band rocks, and I plan to keep doing it 'till nobody shows up to see it anymore. View quote
Ronnie Hawkins
Rock 'n' roll was two pegs below being a prisoner of war back then. View quote
Ronnie Hawkins

Ronnie Hawkins

Ronnie Hawkins - Image
Photo: John Bauld from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: January 10, 1935
Died: May 29, 2022
Quotes count: 10
Wikipedia: Ronnie Hawkins

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