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The first concert I ever saw was Roy Orbison.

— Daniel A. D'Aniello

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The very first concert I ever went to on my own was actually Rory Gallagher. In a one-month period in 1973 or '74, I saw him, Thin Lizzy and the Rolling Stones. I wasn't really a big Rory Gallagher fan, but I thought his guitar playing was fabulous. But Thin Lizzy, they were fabulous.

— Robert Smith

I had been on tour with people like Roy Orbison. I knew Bobby Darin, Sam Cooke. So many great performers.

— Bobby Vinton

The first willing concert I went to was Aerosmith when I was like 14.

— Edward Furlong

My first concert makes me sound like a real old man. My very first concert was Jackie Wilson.

— Eddie Murphy

The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so.

— Shelley Berman

I think the first person who kind of broke my mind was probably Jimi Hendrix. Listening to him opened my mind up to where you can take music and how far you can take rock n' roll.

— King Tuff

I was the first to promote The Beatles in the States, and Ed Sullivan called me first about them before he ever booked them on his television show.

— Sid Bernstein

✗Opposing Perspectives

The first concert I ever went to was the Bee Gees.

— Rob Huebel

First concert I ever went to was a group called The Yardbirds. Eric Clapton is the lead guitarist.

— Ron Barber

Growing up, as much as country was a big influence in my life, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles and Led Zeppelin were such a close second. My first concert ever was the Rolling Stones in Denver. I snuck a camera backstage and filmed Mick Jagger during sound-check.

— Thomas Rhett