“Looking back over the last 20 years, I guess the guy I´ve admired most in rock and roll is Buddy Holly.” (Elvis Presley, 1976)
-“I play Buddy Holly every night before I go on; that keeps me honest.” (Bruce Springsteen)
-“He made it OK to wear glasses. I was Buddy Holly.” (John Lennon)
-“When I was 16 or 17, I went to see Buddy Holly play and I was three feet away from him… and he LOOKED at me… Buddy Holly was a poet, way ahead of his time.” (Bob Dylan)
-“At least the first 40 songs The Beatles wrote were Buddy Holly-influenced.” (Paul McCartney)
-“Buddy Holly had an influence on everybody.” (Keith Richards)
-“You could learn from Buddy Holly how to write songs, the way he put them together. He was a beautiful writer.”
(Mick Jagger)