“Duane Eddy is somebody I wanted to play like. I discovered him before ...” — Rick Nielsen Quote

“Duane Eddy is somebody I wanted to play like. I discovered him before The Beatles, and he totally got to me. He sent me a note back in 1977 and said that he really liked what Cheap Trick were doing. That's one of those 'Wow!' moments, you know?”

“The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - those guys were great.”

“I feel like such an idiot... you know, that our band didn't break up just so we can re-form and become more and more popular.”

“When the Beatles were on 'Ed Sullivan,' life went from black and white to color like in 'The Wizard of Oz' - and the irony I'm in the band Toto is not lost on me.”

“I listened to oldies radio stations as a kid; lots of Kinks and Beatles and '50s hits.”

“I remember, when I was a kid, listening to the radio and hearing 'Big Bad John' by Jimmy Dean - and it just blew me away. I used to sit there and call the radio stations and request that song. And then the Beatles were obviously out already, but I really didn't know about the Beatles.”