Chet Quotes

Chet loved artists. He did. But he was caught up in the system. He had two hats. He had to have 'em because he did two things: he was an artist, and he was an executive.

I have been fortunate enough to record several singles and a whole album with Chet Atkins.

I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion.

Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived.

You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins' name on your record as a producer and it was on RCA, you could work the road. It didn't have to be a big hit record, it just had to have that on it.

Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker seemed so sophisticated and bad. I wanted to be like that.

Meeting Chet was a life changing moment for me.

Now, I was on drugs, and that didn't help a whole lot. He hated that. That was part of where Chet and I had problems, so I take complete blame for that.

I listen to music mostly in the evening. I've come to love what is called world music, like the Zimbabwean Oliver Mtukudzi and the Colombian singer Marta Gomez. I also love the Irish folk singer Mary Black. Other favorites include Chet Baker, Eva Cassidy, and Billie Holiday.