Grammy Gabfest
"It never gets old, believe me, it just never gets old."
Vince Gill
"I just got an award given to me by a Beatle. Have you had that happen yet, Kanye? ... Just kidding."-- Gill, accepting the award for best country album from Ringo Starr.
Kanye West
"I appreciate everything and I know you are really proud of me right now and I know you wouldn't want me to stop and you'd want me to be the No. 1 artist in the world. And Mama, all I'm gonna do is keep making you proud."-- West, speaking about his late mother as he accepted the award for rap album.
Ringo Starr
"It's a pity Amy isn't here, but oh well, God bless her."-- Starr, referring to Grammy winner Amy Winehouse, who couldn't obtain a visa to attend the show.
Josh Groban
"I think it's a great, great song, I think it's a great, brilliantly produced album and I think we all hope she gets better."-- on Amy Winehouse.
Chaka Khan
"She's walking her walk. We all have a walk in life, we have hard and difficult times and going through that chaos often leads to clarity."-- on Amy Winehouse.
Rihanna
"Dad, I know I promised I'd give you my first Grammy, but we might have to fight for this one."-- accepting the award for rap/sung collaboration.
Cher
"As many of you know, I first started singing when Lincoln was president."
Prince
"Frank Sinatra looked good for 150, didn't he?"-- after Sinatra appeared in archival footage in a duet with Alicia Keys.
Morris Day
"I think she is a sexy young lady. I have kids as old as her, but I did enjoy it. That did not deter me from noticing at all."-- on Rihanna, after his band, The Time, performed a medley with the young R&B star.
George Martin
"I think we all have to pay tribute to Ringo, here, and George, and Paul, who can't be with us, and of course, John. And, I guess we miss those guys a hell of a lot. They are the people who are behind this award."-- the Beatles producer, accepting the best compilation soundtrack album for "Love."
Carrie Underwood
"You couldn't keep me from actually getting this myself -- it's not the same when someone else gets this on your behalf."-- Underwood, who raced onstage to accept her trophy for best female country vocal performance during the lightly attended non-televised segment of the Grammy Awards.