George Benson quotes

I spent a lot of time teaching myself theory and harmony so I could be free to express myself on the instrument. I learned what relatives and substitutes could be played against a root of a chord, like E minor related to G, and so forth. I've also gathered all this knowledge because for ten years all I've done is play jazz, every day. (George Benson)
Love songs are one of the great essences of life, the only thing thats lasting. View quote
George Benson
The greatest guitar player in the world today for me is Paco de Lucia, who is actually Spanish. View quote
George Benson
My whole career from the early 70s on has been mind-blowing. I didn't imagine in my life that I would ever be considered a guitar player first of all because I started off as a singer. View quote
George Benson
I have been doing music all my life so everyday when I get up I expect music will be part of it. View quote
George Benson
I listen to other guitar players, yeah. It gives me new concepts and shows me where the instrument is going for the future and it is going some places. There are some musicians who are really putting out a good vibe with new theories. I try and keep up. View quote
George Benson
Guitar gigs were everywhere in the '50s, and I started diddling around so I could keep working. Playing honky-tonk, simple stuff. I took a few gigs with an organ band that put me out front. View quote
George Benson
I like Simon Cowell - look at how many great artists have come out of the U.K. because of him. View quote
George Benson
My whole life, I've never worried about being No. 1, because that's the guy they've got to get out of there. View quote
George Benson
As my career has progressed, I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest jazz cats on the planet. But that doesn't change my desire to entertain folks. That's really who I am. View quote
George Benson
We don't live in a jazz world, unfortunately. I think if I had lived in a jazz world, I would have done OK. I'm not sure I would have done great. I'm a lover of jazz music, so I would have been happy, don't get me wrong. I go to jazz concerts like the biggest jazz fan in world. The drag is that I don't play jazz for a living. (George Benson)