Randy Bachman

Birthday: 27 September 1943, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Birth Name: Randolph Charles Bachman

Randy Bachman was born on September 27, 1943 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada as Randolph Charles Bachman. He was previously married to Denise McCann and Stevenson, Lorayne.

[on his radio show 'Vinyl Tap'] I kind of just go in and talk. So I'm not really dead-on correct whe...Show more »

[on his radio show 'Vinyl Tap'] I kind of just go in and talk. So I'm not really dead-on correct when I mention the date when I met so-and-so - it might be June or it might be July - or January. I know it began with a J. Show less «

When I pull into a city and I rent a car and it's Nashville, or it's London, or I'm driving in the t...Show more »

When I pull into a city and I rent a car and it's Nashville, or it's London, or I'm driving in the taxi to the hotel, and on comes one of my songs, it's like 'Oh my God, they're still playing these songs on the radio. And you still feel tearful and very grateful that somebody still likes these songs that you made up. Show less «

[As a teenager, hearing his own song on the radio for the first time] You actually sit and listen to...Show more »

[As a teenager, hearing his own song on the radio for the first time] You actually sit and listen to it and you're in awe and disbelief and you actually cry. We actually had tears. This is your Elvis moment, or your Beatles moment or your Madonna moment. Show less «

I don't think that bands that make it on their first album are as strong as bands that don't: there ...Show more »

I don't think that bands that make it on their first album are as strong as bands that don't: there is nowhere to go but down. Show less «

[on himself and Burton Cummings in 1967] We went to England to be the new Beatles and we were the ne...Show more »

[on himself and Burton Cummings in 1967] We went to England to be the new Beatles and we were the new flops. Show less «

[on hiring Dale Anne Brendon and Anna Ruddick of 'Ladies of the Canyon'] I told them: "Bonham, Moon ...Show more »

[on hiring Dale Anne Brendon and Anna Ruddick of 'Ladies of the Canyon'] I told them: "Bonham, Moon and Baker did not play the drums. They attacked the drums. They hit the drums like they were hitting a guy in the face in a bar fight". Dale Anne and Anna said, "You mean we're allowed to do this?" I said, "Yes, you are"...We launch into a song and I look at Kevin [Shirley] and we're going "Oh, wow! This is fucking amazing! These chicks are blowing the windows out of the room!" Show less «

My songs are like cheap Neil Young copies.

The power trios changed the world for me and for every other guitar player. You got an amp, you cran...Show more »

The power trios changed the world for me and for every other guitar player. You got an amp, you cranked it up, you learned one riff, you were Eric Clapton. You learned a couple of power chords, you were Pete Townshend and you started writing songs. It was amazing. And it still is! Show less «

Randy Bachman

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