Facts about Rick Derringer

Occup.Musician
FromUSA
BornAugust 5, 1947
Age76 years

Summary

Rick Derringer is a famous Musician from USA, he/she is 76 years old and still alive, born August 5, 1947.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac leo, who is known for Ruling, Warmth, Generosity, Faithful, Initiative. Our collection contains 20 quotes who is written / told by Rick.

20 Famous quotes by Rick Derringer

Small: I started The McCoys in 1962, so Im approaching my 40th year in the entertainment business
"I started The McCoys in 1962, so I'm approaching my 40th year in the entertainment business"
Small: Its a great relationship when you can work with the person who you consider to be your soul mate
"It's a great relationship when you can work with the person who you consider to be your soul mate"
Small: Ive always been a guy whos pretty supportive, its just my nature, so I came in to the situation with th
"I've always been a guy who's pretty supportive, its just my nature, so I came in to the situation with the attitude that I wanted to support Johnny and make it work"
Small: Because I was successful over the years, I never had the opportunity to do the stuff I really wanted
"Because I was successful over the years, I never had the opportunity to do the stuff I really wanted"
Small: I was almost kind of trapped by my own success into only doing rock
"I was almost kind of trapped by my own success into only doing rock"
Small: I wanted to play some more grown-up music - jazz
"I wanted to play some more grown-up music - jazz"
Small: I know some people will be surprised to hear it, but Ive found that my music, whether its blues or rock
"I know some people will be surprised to hear it, but I've found that my music, whether its blues or rock, or whatever you want to call it, can be channeled into a positive direction that actually helps people"
Small: The first time I heard Johnny play at the Fillmore East, I wasnt really impressed. He had come on the s
"The first time I heard Johnny play at the Fillmore East, I wasn't really impressed. He had come on the scene with everybody telling me how great he was, and I didn't hear it"
Small: I took the rhythm place, which a lot of people didnt know how to do the way I could, and this was reall
"I took the rhythm place, which a lot of people didn't know how to do the way I could, and this was really the first time that Johnny had a rhythm guitar player"
Small: For me, I go in and play a few Christian songs for an audience, and now I have people come up and not t
"For me, I go in and play a few Christian songs for an audience, and now I have people come up and not tell me I'm great, but tell me that my music is helping save their lives, helping them in the Lord, and helping them end their vices"
Small: And what makes me happy now has changed as well... Its one thing to play in a bar or at a biker festiva
"And what makes me happy now has changed as well... Its one thing to play in a bar or at a biker festival, and hear a guy who's been drinking beer all day come up and tell you how good you are. For a long time in your life that will make you happy"
Small: There was nobody at the time who was playing slide guitar like Johnny, and nobody, or no white guys at
"There was nobody at the time who was playing slide guitar like Johnny, and nobody, or no white guys at least, that was playing country blues like that on the acoustic guitar. And it was at that point that I realized what Johnny had to offer"
Small: Brenda did some little vocal arrangements for us and she got to sing as well. So, were happy to be able
"Brenda did some little vocal arrangements for us and she got to sing as well. So, we're happy to be able to work together and that's another reason why we look forward to doing more of these"
Small: We played all of the songs on the first Johnny Winter AND every day before we recorded them, so that wh
"We played all of the songs on the first Johnny Winter AND every day before we recorded them, so that when we got in the studio, it was totally easy, as we knew exactly what we wanted to do"
Small: So, after awhile, you can only get so much happiness from a guy whos drunk come up and tell you youre g
"So, after awhile, you can only get so much happiness from a guy who's drunk come up and tell you you're great"
Small: In the nineties I was doing those Blues Bureau records, but over the past two years, I have really gone
"In the nineties I was doing those Blues Bureau records, but over the past two years, I have really gone back to my Christian roots and have been born again"
Small: If my musical tastes are continuing to grow up, and I am not really too interested in the music that my
"If my musical tastes are continuing to grow up, and I am not really too interested in the music that my kids listen to, then I assume that the audience is doing the same"
Small: My family is involved and my wife Brenda is a great, great writer. She helps me with the writing of eve
"My family is involved and my wife Brenda is a great, great writer. She helps me with the writing of everything and also sings with me. I owe a lot to Brenda"
Small: Johnny was great in the studio he was there to make the music that he wanted to make. We lived right be
"Johnny was great in the studio; he was there to make the music that he wanted to make. We lived right beside each other and had a rehearsal studio that was just ours, with nobody else using it, it was part of Johnny's house, so we could rehearse every day"
Small: I just really longed to do music that reflected me as an adult and music that I thought was for other a
"I just really longed to do music that reflected me as an adult and music that I thought was for other adults"