"In a line-up of synthetic baleful expressions, the more devilishly grinning Les McKeown was the one Roller who always came across as his own man." - Irvine Welsh, internationally acclaimed author (2003)

"Les was the man. He had girls melting in front of him. I used to get his seconds but I wasn't worried because they were all honeys." - Pat McGlynn, former Bay City Roller (2003)

"Les was cool. I remember him and me, literally sitting on the dock of the bay in Miami, smoking pot and listening to Pink Floyd. It wasn't Danny from 16 Magazine and Leslie of the Bay City Rollers. It was just two guys talking about life." - Danny Fields, editor of 16 Magazine and manager of The Ramones (2002)

"I'm fed up with having them thrust down my throat in all the papers. I think it's a shame. People are treating them a little bit hard. I'm not the greatest fan of their music, but I can still say good luck to them." - Sir Elton John (mid 70s)

"In some ways the Bay City Rollers make me feel like I'm out of touch, to tell you the truth." - George Harrison (mid 70s)

"Whoever is doing their PR has no sense of shame. These guys are going to be wrecks when this is all over." - John Peel, UK DJ (mid 70s)

"All in all we sound like the Bay City Rollers being molested by Black Flag and Black Sabbath." - Kurt Cobain (early 90s)

"I made more money with the Bay City Rollers than I did with John and Yoko ... I could go to the magazines and sell them two or three pictures each of Kiss, Debbie Harry, the Rolling Stones ... and thirty-seven or sixty-four of the Bay City Rollers." - Bob Gruen, photographer (90s)

"I was in the road crew for the Beatles. But I have never seen anything like this Rollermania." - Jef Hanlon, promoter (1975)

"Les and the Rollers were there for me when everything else was falling apart. Their music still makes me smile and cheers me up today, no matter how bad things are." - A fan, 1998