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20 quotes by Rick Derringer

Rick Derringer Derringer live with Ringo Starr in 2011 Background information Birth name Ricky Dean Zehringer Born (1947-08-05) August 5, 1947 (age 67) Fort Recovery, Ohio, United States Genres Hard rock, blues-rock, pop, Christian rock, blues, jazz fusion Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, producer Instruments Guitar, vocals Years active 1965–present Associated acts The McCoys, Edgar Winter, Johnny Winter, Steely Dan, Todd Rundgren,...
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It's a great relationship when you can work with the person who you consider to be your soul mate.

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And what makes me happy now has changed as well... Its one thing to play in a bar or at a biker festival, and hear a guy who's been drinking beer... →

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There was nobody at the time who was playing slide guitar like Johnny, and nobody, or no white guys at least, that was playing country blues like... →

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I know some people will be surprised to hear it, but I've found that my music, whether its blues or rock, or whatever you want to call it, can be... →

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I started The McCoys in 1962, so I'm approaching my 40th year in the entertainment business.

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I've always been a guy who's pretty supportive, its just my nature, so I came in to the situation with the attitude that I wanted to support... →

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In the nineties I was doing those Blues Bureau records, but over the past two years, I have really gone back to my Christian roots and have been born... →

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So, after awhile, you can only get so much happiness from a guy who's drunk come up and tell you you're great.

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Because I was successful over the years, I never had the opportunity to do the stuff I really wanted.

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I just really longed to do music that reflected me as an adult and music that I thought was for other adults.

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I wanted to play some more grown-up music - jazz.

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I was almost kind of trapped by my own success into only doing rock.

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Johnny was great in the studio; he was there to make the music that he wanted to make. We lived right beside each other and had a rehearsal studio... →

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