Paul Rodgers – HuffPost 11.7.11

Mike Ragogna: What advice might you have for new artists?

Paul Rodgers: I think I might repeat what I just said, you’ve got to feel it. It’s got to come from the heart, and listen to those people that move you. When I was younger, like 13 and 14, I would listen to people like Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, which I still do. I listen to John Lee Hooker and Elmore James. I love Elmore James. He plays the bottleneck and sings, it’s just amazing to me. They do something and it tingles the back of your neck and something happens inside of you. That’s what happens when I listen to these men and women. When I listened to that, I said, “That’s what I want to try and do. That’s what I’m still trying to do. Surround yourself with good people and people who believe, especially when no one else does.