Howard Kramer Quotes

We imprint and project on songs what we want so that they become more important to us. We imprint intimacy in the songs, give them a narrative separate from and parallel to what the author's intent was. In that way, we make the songs symbolic of our own relationships. - Howard Kramer

Usually the vacancies don't last that long, and I'm sure they'll get filled in due course. - Howard Kramer

The first T-shirt with a rock likeness was put out by an Elvis Presley fan club around 1956... It's very rare and had a rendering of the famous Tampa '55 photo on it, colorized. - Howard Kramer

The Drifters, frankly, are one of the great vocal groups of all time... You're not going to see their likes again. - Howard Kramer

The Beatles had gotten so popular so fast that they demanded a switch and Roy went along, opening for them up instead. - Howard Kramer

It's not unusual when a new chairman comes for there to be a number of vacancies at the top. - Howard Kramer

His one-of-a-kind voice and ethereal songs set him apart from all of his contemporaries and made for a diverse set of followers. - Howard Kramer

[He may not see the King's antique apparel on kids in the Hall, but he does feel a tinge of nostalgia.] The amount of teens wearing the Led Zeppelin '77 tour T-shirts walking around the Rock Hall is absurd. Absurd... I saw them on that tour and didn't even buy a shirt. It tells you what these kids feel about music. People take music very seriously. - Howard Kramer

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