Burton Cummings

“Songwriting is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it gets.”

“I've always been a piano player. That's my main instrument.”

“Some of the greatest rock and roll is just somebody with a guitar and a tambourine.”

“Winnipeg in the winter is not for the faint of heart, but it builds character.”

“The first time you hear your song on the radio, it's a feeling you never forget.”

“I still get a thrill every time I walk out on stage.”

“Stand Tall was a very personal song. It was about picking myself up after The Guess Who.”

“I'm not interested in being a nostalgia act. I'm still writing and creating new music.”

“I never get tired of playing the hits. They're like my children.”

“American Woman was a protest song. It was the end of the '60s, and there was a lot of stuff going on with the Vietnam War.”

“If you're not in it for the long haul, you're just a flash in the pan.”

“You can't please everybody. You'd be a fool to try.”

“The Guess Who was a great school for me. I learned how to write songs, I learned how to sing, I learned how to play.”

“The magic is in the performance. It's that connection with the audience.”