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Tom Petty on Roy Orbison

May 11, 2016 by royorbison

Were you fortunate enough to see Roy perform live?

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Roy Orbison & Johnny Cash

May 4, 2016 by royorbison

Johnny Cash on his friendship and brotherhood with Roy.

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Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: brothers, Johnny Cash, quote, Roy Orbison, Roy80

Glenn Danzig on Roy Orbison

April 30, 2016 by royorbison

He sure was! #Roy80

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Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: glenn danzig, quote, Roy Orbison

Dolly Parton Talks About Roy Orbison

April 25, 2016 by royorbison

Dolly Parton on the Big O.

What did you love about Roy?

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Rolling Stone: Bruce Springsteen on Making ‘Born to Run’: ‘We Went to Extremes’

August 31, 2015 by admin

Rolling Stone: Bruce Springsteen on Making ‘Born to Run’: ‘We Went to Extremes’

A never before published interview with Bruce Springsteen has The Boss citing inspiration from Roy Orbison once again-

Question: The lyrical, major-key style of the album’s piano parts – “Thunder Road,” “Backstreets” — became a big part of what people think of as your sound. Where did that come from? What were the musical touchstones for you there?

Answer: The fact that those things had these elaborate introductions and melodic parts and a variety of movements, you can trace that back to the way the Roy Orbison records were composed. But, also, it was just something that I liked.

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