Quotes by John Mayall

“Check out the albums, ... Check out the live performances. Thats the reality of it all. Music is such an energizing thing.”

“Its on everybodys mind, really,”

“I get most of my news from the Jon Stewart Daily Show. Its the most level commentary you can find. You have to laugh, because its all so true. Its the closest thing to a counterculture.”

“Theyre steppingstones, markers to whatevers going on in your life, at that moment, ... Theres no pain in any of them. Theyre memories and recollections of time we spent together as musicians, and the stories that were going on at the time. Theyre diaries, really. They all have pleasant memories.”

“[Its a format that intrigued the 71-year-old Mayall, who is especially interested in hearing Ford and the Bluesbreakers.] Robben Ford is one of my favorites, ... Hes a great guitar player who doesnt sound like anyone else.”

“I write songs about real things, ... The subject dictates the mood and it goes from there, really.”

“Its a great honor,”

“what came from Manchester; Stevie Winwood and Spencer Davis were the Birmingham contingent and then from the North we had The Animals, Eric Burdon -- and further up north was the Alex Harvey Band from Scotland. We all converged on London, we all had our own different styles, and it just became the London melting pot, really.”

Working with people, the musical part is one thing but the personal part is totally different and just as critical. If the friendship is there and its a lasting friendship, then it will take care of itself.