American - Musician | March 22, 1943 -
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
LoveChangeWorldSongYouNothing
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.
MotherMeSmallGuitarHandsOld
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.
LifeSmall ThingsPeopleSmallBible
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.
OpportunityPeopleMusiciansYouUp
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.
LightGuitarElectricityHouseFirst
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.
DayMeGuitarUnderstandOne Day
I keep my ears open. The world can change overnight; that's what happens in this world. You never know. You have to keep your eyes and ears open. If you can't keep up, you ain't gonna catch up. I've been making records since 1953, and you just have to keep up.
ChangeEyesWorldYouKnowNever
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.
WorkDoneGroupHimAnythingReturn
I moved to Hawaii from Inglewood, New Jersey. I had planned on retiring there.
HawaiiNewPlannedJerseyMovedHad
I have seven boys.
Seven
One thing all the way through the show to me is boring. I don't care how great the artist is. I find that if my audience is very young, and they want to hear very young songs, my show will be dominated by that. But there'll be some ballads here and there and some swing tunes.
GreatMeCareArtistFindYoung
I think I'm more entertainer than musician. I like to get with the crowd, make this night special for them.
NightThinkSpecialMoreCrowdGet
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict George Benson quotes