John Lennon: Self
Quotes
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John Lennon : I never met him. Today, he walked in the door and I just, you know, I went, "Chuck Berry, my hero." It just came out, you know. I don't think there's any group in the world, white or black; but, many of the white kids were really turned on by Chuck Berry, you know, and not one of us from Beatles to Stones to - you name any top group, they've all been influenced by him. His lyrics are very intelligent lyrics. In the 50s when people were just singing virtually about nothing, he was writing social comment songs. He was writing all kinds of songs with incredible meter to the lyrics - which influenced Dylan and me and many other people. The meter of his lyrics was tremendous. He's the greatest Rock 'n' Roll poet and I really admire him.
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John Lennon : If you had tried to try and give Rock 'n' Roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry. Right. In the 1950s a whole generation worshipped his music and when you see him perform today, past and present all come together. The message is: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll! Right on!
