“Look at Bob Dylan: his voice is not a great sound, but it gets the ide...” — Rick Nielsen Quote

“Look at Bob Dylan: his voice is not a great sound, but it gets the idea across... and that is what's really important.”

“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?”

“We played with Rush somewhere way early in our career.”

“I think Bob Woodward's books are important books.”

“We didn't have the phrase 'style icon' when I was young, but I have to say, I really copied Bob Dylan when I was younger: a little bit of Bob Dylan or a lot of Bob Dylan and the French symbolist poets - I liked how they dressed - and Catholic school boys.”

“I love Bob Marley's music. The only person I really listen to. A little bit of Shabba Ranks sometimes, but I mostly listen to Bob Marley.”