John Lennon Quotes
There is nothing conceptually better than rock 'n' roll. No group, be it Beatles, Dylan or Stones, have ever improved on Whole Lot of Shaking for my money. Or maybe I'm like our parents: that's my period and I dig it and I'll never leave it.
Quotes to Explore
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I had a guitar when I was 6 or 7, a plastic guitar with the Beatles' faces on it. It would be a collector's item now. It would fetch a hefty sum, I imagine.
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We were very influenced by The Beatles, no question.
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I'll say that I don't think you can throw a stone and not come in contact with someone who knows someone or has problems with substance abuse.
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The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone.
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Nothing is written in stone, as a career is an unpredictable journey.
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The Beatles, the Small Faces and the Kinks were great bands, but that was in the '60s.
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Dylan can do no wrong.
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Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.'
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I grew up on a lot of early Beatles, DC5, Cream, Clapton, Page, Beck and Hendrix.
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I tried to stick with what I knew best, which is writing rock n' roll songs and melodies. I am as passionate as I was when I was 20.
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Rock 'n' roll doesn't glorify God. You can't drink out of God's cup and the devil's cup at the same time. I was one of the pioneers of that music, one of the builders. I know what the blocks are made of because I built them.
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The story of each stone leads back to a mountain.
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Here (Jerusalem), tears do not weaken the eyes, they only polish and shine the hardness of faces like stone.
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I couldn't have asked for a greater grounding. I have never quite got used to the fact that I was one of those involved in recording a Beatles album.
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Failure is a stepping-stone to greatness.
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The road of rock and roll (much like life) is littered with broken dreams and death. And it's our job to overcome these and to survive.
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I lived out my little rock'n'roll fantasy, I just wish I hadn't gotten into so much trouble for it.
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I liked John a lot. He was the one I really got on with the most. We weren't buddy-buddies but we were always friendly. But after the Beatles and the Stones stopped playing clubs, we didn't see each other that much until he separated from Yoko, around 1974. We got really friendly again. And when he went back with Yoko, he went into hibernation ... when I went to visit someone in the Dakota, I'd leave him a note saying: 'I live next door: I know you don't want to see anyone, but if you do, please call.' He never did.
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Leadbelly's guitar is in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame.
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I was working in a church in Florida as a youth intern, which means I really didn't do much other than staple stuff. I'm from Dallas, Texas, and every time my grandmother would call-she would call me any time of the day-I'd be home answering the phone. She was like, "What do you do all day?" and sarcastically I would say, "Well, I'm trying to chalk off the next year to spend time finding a band name." And she said, "Well mercy me, why don't you get a real job?" I thought, "Wait a minute. That's the perfect name." That kind of freed up my year but that's where the name came from.
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I think when people make a record with a goal in mind - like taking it to the next level or making them seem more mature - that gets in the way of writing great songs.
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We feel most small, we feel most challenged when we're only focusing on ourselves. Because even when you fulfill yourself, meaning you get what you think you want, you still find yourself in a position where it's never enough.
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My goal is to be one with the music. I just dedicate my whole life to this art.
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There is nothing conceptually better than rock 'n' roll. No group, be it Beatles, Dylan or Stones, have ever improved on Whole Lot of Shaking for my money. Or maybe I'm like our parents: that's my period and I dig it and I'll never leave it.
