“It’s all a matter of hearing what I like and seeing if I can make it fit into my style.”-Joe Cocker

And you do it as well as anyone ever has, Joe!

Happy Birthday!

“I have terrible hearing trouble. I have unwittingly helped to invent and refine a type of music that makes its principal proponents deaf.”-Pete Townshend

My mom always told me I’d go deaf listening to all that loud shit. Ironically, it’s also her birthday today. Happy birthday, Mom!

And happy birthday, Pete!

“I believe rock can do anything. It’s the ultimate vehicle for everything…”–Pete Townshend

I couldn’t agree more, Pete!

Long Live Rock!

“All of the rock music being aired today is demonically inspired. Any individual listening to it is entering into communion with a wickedness and evil spawned in hell.”~Jimmy Swaggert

And we all know how much credibility Jimmy Swaggert has.

Ironically, Jimmy is a cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis.

“You can’t base your life on other people’s expectations.”-Stevie Wonder

I wholeheartedly concur, Stevie. Trying to live up to someone else’s expectations is a recipe for disaster, as well as a huge waste of time. Life is way too short to worry about what anyone else thinks.

Happy Birthday, Stevie!

“I just dig audiences. That to me is the most worthwhile thing about this whole business. Just people coming to have a good time and letting me sing for them.” -Stevie Wonder

We dig you, too, Stevie!

“I never wanted to be a star – just a great musician.”-Steve Winwood

Speaking from the peanut gallery, I’d have to say you are undeniably both of those, Steve.

“You’ve got to create a dream. You’ve got to uphold the dream…”-Eric Burdon

It’s all about the dream. Without it, life is barely worth living…at least that’s what I think.

Happy Birthday, Eric!

“People keep asking why I always do that Joe Cocker song, and I have to remind them I wrote it.”~Dave Mason

That’s what Dave said before launching into his groovy set-closer, “Feelin’ Alright,” a couple summers ago in Milwaukee.

“Rock & Roll is not an age, it’s an attitude.”-Dave Mason

Indeed.

Happy Birthday, Dave!