American - Musician | December 28, 1946 -
But when I played Woodstock, I'll never forget that moment looking out over the hundreds of thousands of people, the sea of humanity, seeing all those people united in such a unique way. It just touched me in a way that I'll never forget.
Edgar Winter
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Music is very spiritual, it has the power to bring people together.
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When I did 'Frankenstein,' the record company said, 'Now you can do 'Dracula' and 'Wolf Man' and we'll call the whole thing Monster Rock!' and I said, 'No, that's not going to happen, I'm not going to do that.' I kind of enjoy defying categorization. I love music in and of itself. I love the beauty of harmony and rhythm.
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We started out when I was 6 years old. We played ukuleles and sang Everly Brothers songs.
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I really had little interest in becoming famous. When I write my book, it will be my guide to avoid becoming a rock star.
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As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music.
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I just want to thank all my fans for their loyalty and support-for coming out to the shows and buying the CDs.
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I can't imagine anything more worthwhile than doing what I most love. And they pay me for it.
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There's a bootleg album that was recorded when I was 14 or 15, a compilation of things live at different clubs. Songs like Girl from Ipanema and Cry Me A River. I don't know what the title of it is.
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The most profound, tangible influence in my life has been my wife, Monique. I don't know that I would even be alive were it not for her, and I certainly would not be the person that I am today.
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I hadn't realized the number of people that are still interested in listening to what I am doing, people I would never know about if not for being online.
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I liked the more sophisticated urban style of blues like Ray Charles and B. B. King, Bobby Blue Bland, Lou Rawls; people like that with more of a tendency toward jazz.
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