Words matter. These are the best Keith Emerson Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’ve gone through hell and back.
If we didn’t do the tour, it would have been disastrous.
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.
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.
You’ve got to keep things flying.
I love my mother dearly, but it wouldn’t be suitable for me to live with her all the time.
I consider everything I compose a gift.
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.
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.
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.
We’ll be presenting a broad spectrum of the music and looking at how the younger guys can carry it on.
I remember that I used to mix with my friends who had brothers and sisters. I was an only child.
Since this our first show, I think they’ll see us sweat a lot.
I’m proud of my kids, they are doing what they want to do.
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.
My sons are into German music, but they are into all kinds of music.
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.
If you’re a good parent, see the changes that are happening in your kids.
The best thing about this band is I’m the leader!
I don’t care who I play to, as long as they enjoy listening to what I play.
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.
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.
If they want a photograph, then just take it.
If it wasn’t good, I wouldn’t be going back out on tour.
Next year I’m going to be a guesting soloist with orchestras all over Europe, to start off with.
