Dave Clark

“What I couldn't have dreamed of is that the fame would last for the rest of our lives without me having to play another note.”

“We've got an electric organ, a sax, drums, guitar and bass guitar. We sound less like the Beatles than most of the groups.”

“Elvis is great and so is anybody who lasts like he does.”

“No, I don't think rock 'n' roll will ever fade.”

“We got our grounding by playing live. You had to fall flat on your face, pay your dues and grow.”

“Not that we've got anything against America, mind. But let's face it, you make a lousy cup of tea over here.”

“Elvis Presley invited me to Las Vegas for one night but we got on so well that I stayed for three.”

“I never wanted to do a documentary or write a book.”

“You can't go on being a 19-year-old rock-and-roller all your life.”

“I miss physically going out on stage and performing. That's the ultimate high.”

“To think I thought you could lose your place in history.”

“Early CDs, I found, flattened out the sound - it took away all the highs.”

“After two world tours where we played every state but Greenland, I only saw the inside of a hotel. I wouldn't have missed it for the world, but it did get tiring.”

“There will never be another Freddie Mercury, one of the greatest rock and roll singers.”

“One of the reasons I wanted a sax in the band was that I loved Fats Domino's 'Blueberry Hill.'”

“As for the way we play, we are as much like the Beatles as any American Jazz group is like any other.”

“You've got two sets of teenagers in England - the mods and the rockers. The rockers are motorcycle addicts. The mods dress like we do. We wear four-button jackets, cuban heel boots, shirts of our own design, with high collars and a tab underneath the collar.”

“I believe you have to be honest with yourself. If you believe that the direction you want to go is the right direction, then you should do it.”

“Classical music is for listening but rock and roll is to have fun with.”

“The '80s have been so much doom and gloom. We've become very pessimistic.”