"By cleverly placing the content in a chronological order, the authors ensure that the story unfolds without further intervention. Letting others tell the story though their own eyes is the novelty of this biography, which is as gripping as any of the more wordy tomes. A quote, it would seem, like a picture, can also be worth a thousand words....All in all, a book with something for everyone."--Chris Woodford, Now Dig This, February 1997

"Memories doesn't have the biographical detail of [Philip Norman's] Rave On, but it does a far better job of what Norman is trying to do: Secure Buddy Holly's place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll."--David Hinckley, New York Daily News, January 16, 1997