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I would have to say Sam Cooke is the one I admired most. His artistry and vocal, just the way he did it.

~Leon Russell

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I was playing with George Harrison one time, and George loves takes. This song was up to Take 160. I said, 'George, do you want me to play the same thing or 160 different things?' It drove me crazy because, in general, I'm ready to play my part.

~Leon Russell

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My feet are giving out on me. But I have a wheelchair that folds out on my tour bus. I've also got this little tricycle, so if I want to go someplace, I get those out.

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I was on the road with Jerry Lee Lewis when I was 15 - I can't imagine not doing it. That's what I do.

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My chops have always been sort of weak, because the right side of my body was paralyzed a little bit. It was very limiting. I have to design stuff I can play, and it took me a year and a half to figure out how to hold a guitar pick.

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I have damaged nerve endings on the right side, so my piano style comes from designing stuff I can play with my right hand. And some of it effectively mimics classical stuff.

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I love bipolar people.

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I was always trying to write standards, songs that anybody can sing. I figured that's where the money was.

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For years and years, I would sit in my studio, and I wouldn't have any inspiration. I'd write one or two songs a year.

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I think probably my main advice to new artists is if you want to be in the music business, you need to be dang serious about it because it's a rough business.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: April 2nd, 1942

Died: November 13th, 2016

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