Facts about Keith Emerson

Occup.Musician
FromUnited Kingdom
BornNovember 2, 1944
Age80 years

Summary

Keith Emerson is a famous Musician from United Kingdom, he/she is 80 years old and still alive, born November 2, 1944.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac scorpio, who is known for Transient, Self-Willed, Purposeful, Unyielding. Our collection contains 29 quotes who is written / told by Keith.

29 Famous quotes by Keith Emerson

Small: Youve got to keep things flying
"You've got to keep things flying"
Small: If youre a good parent, see the changes that are happening in your kids
"If you're a good parent, see the changes that are happening in your kids"
Small: My sons are into German music, but they are into all kinds of music
"My sons are into German music, but they are into all kinds of music"
Small: Im not a rich man, and Greg Lake is certainly not. I dont know how he can survive. I dont know how he c
"I'm not a rich man, and Greg Lake is certainly not. I don't know how he can survive. I don't know how he can be that suicidal. But having said that, I'd love to be there to help Greg"
Small: I had written movie scores, television series, played with other people. Carl had done the same with As
"I had written movie scores, television series, played with other people. Carl had done the same with Asia, with other bands, everything. We weren't about to entrust Greg automatically with a production credit"
Small: Well be presenting a broad spectrum of the music and looking at how the younger guys can carry it on
"We'll be presenting a broad spectrum of the music and looking at how the younger guys can carry it on"
Small: They were keen for me still to play the piano, which I was going to, but 45 minutes of piano would be e
"They were keen for me still to play the piano, which I was going to, but 45 minutes of piano would be extremely boring. I like a bit of light and shade"
Small: Next year Im going to be a guesting soloist with orchestras all over Europe, to start off with
"Next year I'm going to be a guesting soloist with orchestras all over Europe, to start off with"
Small: Ive broken my nose, Ive broken ribs. You name it. In fact, we just got back from South America, and I f
"I've broken my nose, I've broken ribs. You name it. In fact, we just got back from South America, and I fell over a monitor speaker on the stage and almost ended up in the front row of the audience. I managed to sprain my wrist on that one but luckily nothing was broken"
Small: At the Isle of Wight, the sound went out and kind of kept on going. And I wasnt... when I came off stag
"At the Isle of Wight, the sound went out and kind of kept on going. And I wasn't... when I came off stage I was kind of unhappy about how we had played. But now, I listen back to those recordings and it's not bad"
Small: The best thing about this band is Im the leader!
"The best thing about this band is I'm the leader!"
Small: Since this our first show, I think theyll see us sweat a lot
"Since this our first show, I think they'll see us sweat a lot"
Small: If they want a photograph, then just take it
"If they want a photograph, then just take it"
Small: I remember that I used to mix with my friends who had brothers and sisters. I was an only child
"I remember that I used to mix with my friends who had brothers and sisters. I was an only child"
Small: I dont care who I play to, as long as they enjoy listening to what I play
"I don't care who I play to, as long as they enjoy listening to what I play"
Small: Ive gone through hell and back
"I've gone through hell and back"
Small: I guess when Rick is finished with his Journey to the Centre of the Earth, then we might have a go at s
"I guess when Rick is finished with his Journey to the Centre of the Earth, then we might have a go at something. We'd like to, we're open to it, and we've been talking about it"
Small: Find a good teacher, as I found for my sons. I feel the worst thing you can do is to try and teach your
"Find a good teacher, as I found for my sons. I feel the worst thing you can do is to try and teach your own children yourself, because there is a natural rebellion that occurs"
Small: If it wasnt good, I wouldnt be going back out on tour
"If it wasn't good, I wouldn't be going back out on tour"
Small: Im proud of my kids, they are doing what they want to do
"I'm proud of my kids, they are doing what they want to do"
Small: I consider everything I compose a gift
"I consider everything I compose a gift"
Small: We manage to bounce ideas off one another. Every band fights, but at the end of the day, were very posi
"We manage to bounce ideas off one another. Every band fights, but at the end of the day, we're very positive about the way we fight. At least we come out with a result"
Small: Ive never written a book before
"I've never written a book before"
Small: We can all put weight on or lose weight
"We can all put weight on or lose weight"
Small: Theres a clip where he had someone miming me running around from keyboard to keyboard. Oh dear, I am su
"There's a clip where he had someone miming me running around from keyboard to keyboard. Oh dear, I am sure a lot of people didn't know what he was going on about"
Small: If we didnt do the tour, it would have been disastrous
"If we didn't do the tour, it would have been disastrous"
Small: I was always playing the Hammond Organ back to front even during the days of the Nice, going back to 19
"I was always playing the Hammond Organ back to front even during the days of the Nice, going back to 1968. Really what I was doing there, was choosing notes at random and trying to make some sense of them, improvising back to front"
Small: I love my mother dearly, but it wouldnt be suitable for me to live with her all the time
"I love my mother dearly, but it wouldn't be suitable for me to live with her all the time"
Small: I dont regard myself as a great classical or jazz pianist. I like country music, but Im not a great pla
"I don't regard myself as a great classical or jazz pianist. I like country music, but I'm not a great player. I just like music. Drums 'n' bass is pretty exciting and I'd love to explore it"