Rock Quotes
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I was inspired by the classic rock radio of the Seventies. They separated Chuck Berry and the Beatles from the Led Zeppelins and Bostons and Peter Framptons of the time. In many ways, classic rock became bigger than mainstream rock.
Chuck D
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I'm spoiled - in all ways. I've been in a rock 'n' roll band since I was 13, and we had incredible success. When it ended, it had been so good that I just looked at it as time to try something different.
Peter Noone
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Joining another big time rock band was the last thing I was looking for, but as the tour went on, I really dug playing to a lot of people, the band sounded great, and just being out there again, got me over my depression and so I decided to hop on board.
Matt Cameron
Soundgarden
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Rock is always about rebelling against the parents.
D'arcy Wretzky
The Smashing Pumpkins
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I know I'm not Freddie Mercury or Ann Wilson, and that's okay. You don't have to be a great singer to sing rock and roll. That's not what it's about.
Taylor Hawkins
Foo Fighters
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You know, kids come to see me in the same way that their parents would go to see a rock concert.
David Guetta
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When I auditioned for Tim Robbins for 'Cradle Will Rock,' the young girl who read with me was very young, and I said to Tim, 'I'm sorry, but I don't have enough imagination to pretend this girl is my husband!' And he said, 'Well, I'll read it with you.' Which was very nice; he was the director. And I ended up getting the part.
Barbara Sukowa
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All the songs we do are basically about one of three things: booze, sex or rock n roll.
Bon Scott
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I love what Alabama Shakes is doing - it's kind of like what grunge did to rock 'n' roll, they're doing to R&B.
John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
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There's always a spattering of people who see Hanson who were influenced by classic '60's and '70's rock and roll. In a lot of ways, we're sort of the anatomy of a '70's rock band if you examine what we do: white guys who grew up listening to soul music from the '50's and '60's.
Taylor Hanson
Hanson
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Our new camp is on a windswept rock point. … We don't know what lake we're on, and don't care ...
Aldo Leopold
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I was a late bloomer. I was a kinda shy little kid, definitely a child of the dark side. I wanted to play guitar and be in a rock band.
Yul Vazquez
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I had rock-star dreams from 8 or 9 almost nonstop. I thought it was going to be like being a god on earth: having as many women as you want whenever you want them, having super powers, being incredibly wealthy, never doing laundry.
Rivers Cuomo
Weezer
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I always think of it in terms of music. You're not always going to be a huge rock star in music, but musicians can play until the day they die. With sports, it's different. You can't always do it until the very end, and that's a hard reality of sports.
Daniel Bryan
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I'm into the old school. I listen to rock, soft rock, jazz, old school R&B.
Marcel Theo Hall
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Jesse Stone did more to develop the basic rock-and-roll sound than anybody else.
Ahmet Ertegun
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I like jazz, rock n' roll, some hip hop - I can't think of any music I don't like.
B. B. King
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Later, I even appeared in a Rock Opera with Richard Gere.
Barry Bostwick
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Men have no idea how much more difficult it is for women in the rock and roll industry, and while we are trying to give birth, breastfeed, all they do is have a good time.
Dolores O'Riordan
The Cranberries
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I love surfing, rock climbing, cycling - all that stuff. But it's just amazing that I can inspire people with my running. It's humbling, really.
Dean Karnazes
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Not many shows bring fans and artists together, and 'Rock Dinner' is one of the few shows that does it. Every opportunity I get to get closer to one of my fans - and get to know them and talk to them - I'm always going to take that opportunity with arms wide open and make it a priority.
Jencarlos Canela
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I've done archery for about six weeks, and rock climbing, tree climbing - and combat, running and vaulting. But also yoga and things like that, to stay catlike!
Jennifer Lawrence
