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When I talk about rock n' roll, to me, that goes back to the beginning of the 1950s. Blue suede shoes and sideburns, man. Pink and black coloured clothes. Turn your collar up, comb your hair in ducktails. And the music was cool. It was a whole culture then - a different world.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: About Back Beginning Black Blue Clothes Collar Coloured Comb Cool Culture Different Different World Goes Hair Man Me Music Pink Rock Rock N Roll Roll Shoes Talk Then Turn Up Whole World Your 1950S

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I always loved Little Anthony and the Imperials. They were like the precursors of the Temptations. I loved their music.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: Always Like Little Loved Music Temptations Were

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The first session I did with the Stones was an accident. I just happened to be wandering down the hallway of the same studio.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: Accident Did Down First Hallway Happened Just Same Session Stones Studio Wandering

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I try to play the best I can every time I play. But there's just some folks that seem to draw a little bit of that extra special out of you.

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Topics: Best Bit Draw Every Every Time Extra Folks Just Little Little Bit Out Play Seem Some Special Time Try You I Can

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I've played in bands with A-team players around. But unless they can play together, it doesn't do any good. And you can take guys who may not stand on their own up against a bunch of individuals they might be compared to, but you put 'em together, man, and they are unique unto themselves in a way that no one else can touch.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: Against Any Around Bands Bunch Compared Else Good Guys Individuals Man May Might Own Play Played Players Put Stand Take Themselves Together Touch Unique Unless Unto Up Way Who You

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I played in the high school band. I was the one baritone saxophone out of 80 other people. No one could tell whether I was hittin' the right notes or the wrong notes.

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Topics: Band Could High High School Notes Other Out People Played Right Saxophone School Tell Whether Wrong

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In the summertime, I played Little League baseball; football in the fall; basketball in the winter.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: Baseball Basketball Fall Football League Little Little League Played Summertime Winter

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You got to realize that the vision, the image, according to 1964 U.S. rock and roll standards, was mohair suit and tie, and nicey-nicey ol' boy next door.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: According Boy Door Got Image Next Next Door Realize Rock Rock And Roll Roll Standards Suit Tie Vision You

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I play more rhythmically than I do a lot of notes.

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Topics: Lot More Notes Play Than

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I pull a lot of the stuff that I play off the rhythm tracks - and Keith Richards has been one of the main contributors to my inspirational playing.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: Been Inspirational Lot Main Off Play Playing Pull Rhythm Stuff Tracks

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: December 18th, 1943

Died: December 2nd, 2014

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