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I like Simon Cowell - look at how many great artists have come out of the U.K. because of him.

~George Benson

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Andres Segovia, the great name for guitar, he put classical guitar on the map. He was the proponent of it, the best in the world. So I was listening to a record that he had made, and a little bauble happened in the middle of the record. A finger slipped, and I said, 'Wait a minute. He's not allowed to make mistakes,' - my mind.

~George Benson

Topics: Allowed Best Classical Finger Great Guitar Had Happened He Listening Little Made Make Map Middle Mind Minute Mistakes Name Proponent Put Record Said Wait World

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My biggest song in the world is 'Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You.' All over the world, it's number one on the whole planet.

~George Benson

Topics: Biggest Change Gonna Love Nothing Number Over Planet Song Whole World You

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My stepfather met my mother when I was seven years old, and he was a guitar player. So he caught me messing with his guitar, his electric guitar, and he tried to show me some chords, but my hands were too small.

~George Benson

Topics: Caught Chords Electric Electric Guitar Guitar Guitar Player Hands He His Me Messing Met Mother Old Player Seven Show Small Some Stepfather Too Tried Were Years

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I study the Bible constantly. I teach the Bible. You know, I'm a Bible conductor, and I have a lot of people studies. But also, I see how small things really help people to get over humps in their life. Gives them direction.

~George Benson

Topics: Also Bible Conductor Constantly Direction Get Gives Help Help People How Know Life Lot Over People Really See Small Small Things Studies Study Teach Them Things You I See

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I never gave up on that idea, you know, that jazz musicians have the same opportunity as everybody else and that it's what you put on that record that makes the difference whether you sell it or not or are able to get it into people's households.

~George Benson

Topics: Able Difference Else Everybody Everybody Else Gave Get Households Idea Jazz Jazz Musicians Know Makes Musicians Never Opportunity People Put Record Same Sell Up Whether You

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One of the first things electric I ever saw was a guitar. I was living in a house with no electricity until, at 7, we moved to a house that had it. It had electric lights, but the previous owners had even taken the light bulbs with them when they moved.

~George Benson

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My stepfather had an electric guitar. He went to his pawn store one day to get a guitar and an amp, and I couldn't understand what I was hearing. All afternoon, I just sat against the amp and let it reverberate through me. Something must have stuck.

~George Benson

Topics: Afternoon Against Amp Day Electric Electric Guitar Get Guitar Had He Hearing His Just Me Must One Day Pawn Sat Something Stepfather Store Stuck Through Understand

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I haven't done anything with Chick Corea. He had a group called Return to Forever, and everyone in the group became a superstar. I would really like to work with him.

~George Benson

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My whole life, I've never worried about being No. 1, because that's the guy they've got to get out of there.

~George Benson

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: March 22nd, 1943

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