I heard Dylan (Bob Dylan) when he first came out, and I remember seeing people wandering around with his album under their arms. But at that time I wasn`t into ... folk music. Oh, acoustic guitars? It was not my thing. I was very much into Otis Redding, soul music, Stax, Motown. And guitars had to be electric for me, to be exciting.
- Bryan FerryYou can`t get better than Otis Redding.
- StingWhat Otis Chandler was able to do was see this area had the potential to be great and it needed a great newspaper.
- Michael ParksThe Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1,
- Otis ReddingGuys like Otis Blackwell and Bobby Darin, and all the guys who were writing songs for Elvis at the time, just hanging around, writing songs, talking about music.
- Johnny RiversWhile we want to be welcoming to the guests who are here, we also have to respect the fact that Otis is an active military base.
- Katie FordOtis will remain an active Air National Guard facility, ... and will be eligible for future missions as determined by the Air Force.
- Thomas ReillyOtis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth grade. He was a lively person. My best friend appears in assorted books in various disguises.
- Beverly Cleary