Actually, I didn’t listen to country music very much in Oklahoma. I listened to blues and rock n’ roll. Leon Russell Read Quote
I got this book called ‘How to Write the Popular Song.’ I read that and went through all the things they suggested, and I learned how to do it. Leon Russell Read Quote
I’ve grown up on Bob Dylan and all that, but there was a certain standard set up by people before 1955. Leon Russell Read Quote
For years, when I was popular, I would face the blank page to write, and I couldn’t think of anything that I thought was good enough. Leon Russell Read Quote
All the time I had my success, I didn’t know what I was doing. I struggled and struggled and hacked things out without any insight as to why. Leon Russell Read Quote
I’m just concerned with going about my business and making the records I want to make. Leon Russell Read Quote
I really am serious abut catfish farming. I’m very interested in aquaculture. Leon Russell Read Quote
I am not aware of my public image or what people think of me. I don’t evaluate myself that way. Leon Russell Read Quote
I often haven’t heard the music since I’ve recorded it. I don’t listen to it. When I do hear it, like at someone’s house, I’ll listen. I’m probably the most pleased with the stuff I did with New Grass Revival. Leon Russell Read Quote
