The colored folks been singing it and playing it just like I'm doin' now, man, for more years than I know. I got it from them.

Elvis Presley

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I like rock and roll, man, I don't like much else.

John Lennon

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No man ever wrote more eloquently and luminously [than Heraclitus].

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Roy Orbison is the greatest singer in the world.

Elvis Presley

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I couldn't believe how good Jimi Hendrix was It was a really difficult thing for me to deal with, but I just had to surrender and say, 'This is fantastic.'

Eric Clapton

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There's so much about Dolly Parton that every female artist should look to, whether it's reading her quotes or reading her interviews or going to one of her live shows. She's been such an amazing example to every female songwriter out there.

Taylor Swift

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