Keith Emerson Quotes

At the Isle of Wight, the sound went out and kind of kept on going. And I wasn't... when I came off stage I was kind of unhappy about how we had played. But now, I listen back to those recordings and it's not bad.
Keith Emerson

Bad, Off, Unhappy

Find a good teacher, as I found for my sons. I feel the worst thing you can do is to try and teach your own children yourself, because there is a natural rebellion that occurs.
Keith Emerson

Good, Teacher, Yourself

I consider everything I compose a gift.
Keith Emerson

Everything, Gift, Consider

I don't care who I play to, as long as they enjoy listening to what I play.
Keith Emerson

Care, Long, Enjoy

I don't regard myself as a great classical or jazz pianist. I like country music, but I'm not a great player. I just like music. Drums 'n' bass is pretty exciting and I'd love to explore it.
Keith Emerson

Love, Music, Great

I guess when Rick is finished with his Journey to the Centre of the Earth, then we might have a go at something. We'd like to, we're open to it, and we've been talking about it.
Keith Emerson

Earth, Might, Talking

I had written movie scores, television series, played with other people. Carl had done the same with Asia, with other bands, everything. We weren't about to entrust Greg automatically with a production credit.
Keith Emerson

Everything, Done, Same

I love my mother dearly, but it wouldn't be suitable for me to live with her all the time.
Keith Emerson

Love, Time, Mother

I remember that I used to mix with my friends who had brothers and sisters. I was an only child.
Keith Emerson

Remember, Friends, Child

I was always playing the Hammond Organ back to front even during the days of the Nice, going back to 1968. Really what I was doing there, was choosing notes at random and trying to make some sense of them, improvising back to front.
Keith Emerson

Nice, Trying, Sense

I'm not a rich man, and Greg Lake is certainly not. I don't know how he can survive. I don't know how he can be that suicidal. But having said that, I'd love to be there to help Greg.
Keith Emerson

Love, Help, Rich

I'm proud of my kids, they are doing what they want to do.
Keith Emerson

I've broken my nose, I've broken ribs. You name it. In fact, we just got back from South America, and I fell over a monitor speaker on the stage and almost ended up in the front row of the audience. I managed to sprain my wrist on that one but luckily nothing was broken.
Keith Emerson

Nothing, America, Broken

I've gone through hell and back.
Keith Emerson

Through, Hell, Gone

I've never written a book before.
Keith Emerson

Book, Before, Written

If it wasn't good, I wouldn't be going back out on tour.
Keith Emerson

If they want a photograph, then just take it.
Keith Emerson

If we didn't do the tour, it would have been disastrous.
Keith Emerson

Tour, Disastrous

If you're a good parent, see the changes that are happening in your kids.
Keith Emerson

Good, Kids, Parent

My sons are into German music, but they are into all kinds of music.
Keith Emerson

Music, Kinds, Sons

Next year I'm going to be a guesting soloist with orchestras all over Europe, to start off with.
Keith Emerson

Start, Off, Year

Since this our first show, I think they'll see us sweat a lot.
Keith Emerson

Show, Since, Sweat

The best thing about this band is I'm the leader!
Keith Emerson

Best, Leader, Band

There's a clip where he had someone miming me running around from keyboard to keyboard. Oh dear, I am sure a lot of people didn't know what he was going on about.
Keith Emerson

Someone, Around, Sure

They were keen for me still to play the piano, which I was going to, but 45 minutes of piano would be extremely boring. I like a bit of light and shade.
Keith Emerson

Boring, Play, Light

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Nationality: British

Born: November 2, 1944

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