Quotes of Ronnie Hawkins - somelinesforyou

“ A good band is like a team. You want to have the right balance. It's not always the best people you need, but the right ones for the job. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ I almost lost my band over Pat Travers. He had the spirit but he was so cocky. The rest of them couldn't understand why I let somebody like that into the band. Even Al Brisco couldn't handle him and he is the nicest, most easy-going cat. Pat was just a wild punk but I thought he had something. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ I raced hot rods at the Santa Ana Drag Strip and clocked my fastest time at 71 m.p.h. I thought I was going to be the world's greatest racing driver, but baby, did I get beaten! Cars were backing up faster than I could go forward! I could beat everybody in Arkansas, but believe me, California was a little different. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ A good band is like a team. You want to have the right balance. It's not always the best people you need, but the right ones for the job. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ I hope the Canada Pops can play in E and A. I do 'Forty Days' and 'Bo Diddley'. I don't change songs, just bands. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ They should never have to hire anybody from outside for big jobs in Canada. It's weird thinking,... Keep the money in the country if you can. Canada has got the acts that can do the job in any vein. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ It's a rough place, son. In fact, you have to puke twice and show your razor just to get in. Better grow some whiskers if you wanna go to Canada. I don't know how the hell I'm gonna get you into those clubs up there if you keep looking like a damn choirboy… ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ My dad was a champion redneck, liked to drink, chase women, fight, and do all those things that rednecks like. My mother was the complete opposite - she was a religious fanatic who never missed church in 40 years and used to give 10 percent of all she earned to the church, which really pissed my dad off. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ I am a cross between Carl Perkins and Led Zeppelin. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ I raced hot rods at the Santa Ana Drag Strip and clocked my fastest time at 71 m.p.h. I thought I was going to be the world's greatest racing driver, but baby, did I get beaten! Cars were backing up faster than I could go forward! I could beat everybody in Arkansas, but believe me, California was a little different. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ My dad was a champion redneck, liked to drink, chase women, fight, and do all those things that rednecks like. My mother was the complete opposite - she was a religious fanatic who never missed church in 40 years and used to give 10 percent of all she earned to the church, which really pissed my dad off. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ 'The bigtime for you is just around the corner.' They told me that first in 1952 - boy, it's been a long corner. If I don't hit the bigtime in the next 25 or 30 years, I'm gonna pack in the music business and become a full-time gigolo. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ I raced hot rods at the Santa Ana Drag Strip and clocked my fastest time at 71 m.p.h. I thought I was going to be the world's greatest racing driver, but baby, did I get beaten! Cars were backing up faster than I could go forward! I could beat everybody in Arkansas, but believe me, California was a little different. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ I raced hot rods at the Santa Ana Drag Strip and clocked my fastest time at 71 m.p.h. I thought I was going to be the world's greatest racing driver, but baby, did I get beaten! Cars were backing up faster than I could go forward! I could beat everybody in Arkansas, but believe me, California was a little different. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ My dad was a champion redneck, liked to drink, chase women, fight, and do all those things that rednecks like. My mother was the complete opposite - she was a religious fanatic who never missed church in 40 years and used to give 10 percent of all she earned to the church, which really pissed my dad off. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ It's a rough place, son. In fact, you have to puke twice and show your razor just to get in. Better grow some whiskers if you wanna go to Canada. I don't know how the hell I'm gonna get you into those clubs up there if you keep looking like a damn choirboy… ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ My dad was a champion redneck, liked to drink, chase women, fight, and do all those things that rednecks like. My mother was the complete opposite - she was a religious fanatic who never missed church in 40 years and used to give 10 percent of all she earned to the church, which really pissed my dad off. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ My dad was a champion redneck, liked to drink, chase women, fight, and do all those things that rednecks like. My mother was the complete opposite - she was a religious fanatic who never missed church in 40 years and used to give 10 percent of all she earned to the church, which really pissed my dad off. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ I raced hot rods at the Santa Ana Drag Strip and clocked my fastest time at 71 m.p.h. I thought I was going to be the world's greatest racing driver, but baby, did I get beaten! Cars were backing up faster than I could go forward! I could beat everybody in Arkansas, but believe me, California was a little different. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ I raced hot rods at the Santa Ana Drag Strip and clocked my fastest time at 71 m.p.h. I thought I was going to be the world's greatest racing driver, but baby, did I get beaten! Cars were backing up faster than I could go forward! I could beat everybody in Arkansas, but believe me, California was a little different. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ Wherever there are rock 'n' rollers, we'll play. That's what we've been doing for more than 30 years - rock 'n' roll. It's made me everything from an honorary mayor to honorary member of a motorcycle gang. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ 'The bigtime for you is just around the corner.' They told me that first in 1952 - boy, it's been a long corner. If I don't hit the bigtime in the next 25 or 30 years, I'm gonna pack in the music business and become a full-time gigolo. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ 'The bigtime for you is just around the corner.' They told me that first in 1952 - boy, it's been a long corner. If I don't hit the bigtime in the next 25 or 30 years, I'm gonna pack in the music business and become a full-time gigolo. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ It's a rough place, son. In fact, you have to puke twice and show your razor just to get in. Better grow some whiskers if you wanna go to Canada. I don't know how the hell I'm gonna get you into those clubs up there if you keep looking like a damn choirboy… ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ I almost lost my band over Pat Travers. He had the spirit but he was so cocky. The rest of them couldn't understand why I let somebody like that into the band. Even Al Brisco couldn't handle him and he is the nicest, most easy-going cat. Pat was just a wild punk but I thought he had something. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ I raced hot rods at the Santa Ana Drag Strip and clocked my fastest time at 71 m.p.h. I thought I was going to be the world's greatest racing driver, but baby, did I get beaten! Cars were backing up faster than I could go forward! I could beat everybody in Arkansas, but believe me, California was a little different. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ Wherever there are rock 'n' rollers, we'll play. That's what we've been doing for more than 30 years - rock 'n' roll. It's made me everything from an honorary mayor to honorary member of a motorcycle gang. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ I am a cross between Carl Perkins and Led Zeppelin. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ Wherever there are rock 'n' rollers, we'll play. That's what we've been doing for more than 30 years - rock 'n' roll. It's made me everything from an honorary mayor to honorary member of a motorcycle gang. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins

“ Wherever there are rock 'n' rollers, we'll play. That's what we've been doing for more than 30 years - rock 'n' roll. It's made me everything from an honorary mayor to honorary member of a motorcycle gang. ”

- Ronnie Hawkins
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