Kerstens Korner Quotes

From my big beautiful warlock brain, welcome to 'Sheen's Korner' ... You're either in my corner, or you're with the trolls. ~ Charlie Sheen

When I reflect on how things have changed, I can't help but laugh. ~ Alexis Korner

You should not expect your dreams to become a reality if you do not do something about it. ~ Kindle Korner

Once you became associated with a children's show, you're finished. ~ Alexis Korner

If the same phrase in the same place created the right effect, I was perfectly prepared to use it every time. I wasn't worried that I wasn't improvising. ~ Alexis Korner

In 1940 I came across a record by Jimmy Yancey. I can't say how important that record is. From then on, all I wanted to do was play the blues. ~ Alexis Korner

I had always intended to make a living out of playing blues. But I never admitted it to myself. I don't suppose I could have given a logical reason for it ever becoming possible to do so. ~ Alexis Korner

I can't explain why one wants to pass a particular sort of pain onto other people, but you do. ~ Alexis Korner

I was considered as a jazz man rather than as a blues player. There were no blues players-you played one sort of jazz of another sort of jazz. ~ Alexis Korner

In those days, between the ages of 12 and 18 you meant nothing. You were the extra place at the side table if someone came to dinner. You were of no interest to anyone. ~ Alexis Korner

I wanted to be able to play guitar. I wanted to be able to make music hurt. ~ Alexis Korner

Since the age of 12, all my musical thinking has been influenced by Afro-American music. ~ Alexis Korner