63 Quotes by Denny Laine

I was doing something of my own after I left The Moody Blues, I went away, lived in Spain for a while.

I was brought up on listening to 78 rpm records from crooners to opera singers to solo piano players.

I began writing with Mike Pinder and eventually we went on to form a new band called The M&B, which later became The Moody Blues, what I would call a progressive blues band.

Wings was one of the first bands in the 1970s to do stadium tours, as well as Led Zeppelin. We had all the most up-to-date equipment from monitor systems to a laser light show and that was like the biggest, most awesome experience for me.

I was into all sorts of music as a kid. I was very curious about ethnic music and different styles. I loved Django Reinhardt. I loved Ella Fitzgerald. I was also influenced by all the crooners of the day, like Johnny Ray, Frankie Lane.

The Moody Blues were a blues band, so when we got discovered, we were taken to London. That's where we started to make it. That's where the record labels were. That's where the action was.

The Moody Blues was very big in France, because they liked that we were basically playing blues.

Although the Beatles were big to the world, within the business, we're all very, very equal.

And I had such a great working experience with Paul during the 'RAM' album.