Dion DiMucci

“If you don't have God in your life, you have to fill up on something. And you usually reach for the four great substitutes, the classical addictions: wealth, pleasure, power, and honor. So y...”

“People were watching the TV set, and they said three rock-and-rollers died - Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, The Big Bopper, including the pilot. I walked out of the hotel. I got on the bus alon...”

“There were a lot of bad relationships that got very convoluted up at Columbia with me, what they expected from me.”

“When I didn't do 'Runaround Sue' on the 'Ed Sullivan Show,' for example, I didn't listen to my inner voice. I should have.”

“I moved my family down to Miami to stay with my father-in-law, Jack, for a while. Best move I ever made.”

“I have a great band from Jersey and New York. I say that because they got great attitude, and we have a great time on stage.”

“People didn't know I played guitar on all the hit records I had. I've never been in an acoustic guitar magazine and I'd put myself up against anybody.”

“I know they call it the British Invasion, but musically, I call it the British Infusion.”

“In New York, if you go into an Italian-American neighbourhood, the code of the streets is respect and reputation.”

“While Paul Simon is revered, I don't think people get how deep he is. I love the guy. He comes from that early street-harmony, first-generation type of rock and rollers. He gets it.”

“It was a lot of fun in the back of that bus with Ritchie Valens, Buddy and The Big Bopper sharing each other's songs.”

“I heard Robert Johnson way before I heard about Eric Clapton.”

“I don't sing white; I don't sing black - I sing Bronx. When I sing 'Ruby Baby,' I'm rolling like Jimmy Reed. I wanted to communicate like Hank Williams and groove like Jimmy Reed.”

“When you're a kid, you get all these rules and regulations coming down on your head. You've got a need to be recognized. But as time goes by, this stuff, if it remains, can kill you. The att...”