John Hammond Quotes & Sayings

I couldn't sing without a guitar. I like the way it feels to sing and be holding a guitar, even if I'm not playing it that much. All my idols that I grew up liking always had a guitar on them, but they didn't play it - Buddy Holly, John Lennon, Lou Reed, Elvis Costello. It's like having a partner with you. — Albert Hammond Jr.

But I can't say that I didn't like John Hammond's performances often better than the originals. — Warren Zevon

My first album is like a terrible John Hammond album, with drums. — Warren Zevon

Our sense of time passing can even depend on the way we feel about our physical well-being. The psychologist John Bargh gave people anagrams to solve, then noted the time it took them to walk to the lift to go home after the experiment. Half the people were given anagrams of everyday words, but half were given words that might be associated with older people, such as 'grey' and 'bingo'. When these people walked to the lift, these subtle hints about old age had primed them to such a degree that it changed their sense of timing and they walked more slowly. — Claudia Hammond

You may say we're all dreamers,
And you're not the only one,
But if you care to join us,
Then the world will be more fun. — George Hammond

You arrogant little snot (John Hammond) — Michael Crichton

Character is the real foundation of all worthwhile success. — John Hays Hammond