I started out playing ukulele when I was 5 or 6 years old. Edgar Winter playstartukulele Change image and share on social
So yeah, I am definitely a blues man at heart. Edgar Winter blueheartman Change image and share on social
The most profound, tangible influence in my life has been my wife, Monique. I don't know that I would even be alive were it not for her, and I certainly would not be the person that I am today. Edgar Winter aliveinfluencelife Change image and share on social
I think The Doors are one of the classic groups, and I think we're all tempted to feel like the time in which we grew up was somehow special, but I really do believe that there were two golden eras in music: The Forties and Fifties of big band, jazz and swing, and the Sixties and Seventies of rock. To me, they're really unparalleled. Edgar Winter bandbigclassic share on social
When I did 'Frankenstein,' the record company said, 'Now you can do 'Dracula' and 'Wolf Man' and we'll call the whole thing Monster Rock!' and I said, 'No, that's not going to happen, I'm not going to do that.' I kind of enjoy defying categorization. I love music in and of itself. I love the beauty of harmony and rhythm. Edgar Winter beautycallcategorization share on social
There is a real formula to writing music, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge. It's very formulaic. The subject matter that you can address in pop music is somewhat restricted. It just doesn't allow that same emotive quality that you can put into poetry. Edgar Winter addressbridgechorus share on social
There's just no telling what I'll do. But I can say for certain I will continue to play, record, and put out music. Edgar Winter continuemusicplay Change image and share on social
I liked the more sophisticated urban style of blues like Ray Charles and B. B. King, Bobby Blue Bland, Lou Rawls; people like that with more of a tendency toward jazz. Edgar Winter blandbluebobby Change image and share on social
I'm primarily thought of as a rocker, and certainly 'Frankenstein' had a very dramatic power rock image. It was almost a precursor of heavy metal and fusion. But I also love jazz and classical and if there's one common thread that runs through all my music, it is blues. Edgar Winter blueclassicalcommon share on social
There's a bootleg album that was recorded when I was 14 or 15, a compilation of things live at different clubs. Songs like Girl from Ipanema and Cry Me A River. I don't know what the title of it is. Edgar Winter albumbootlegclub Change image and share on social