Rock Quotes
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I said to myself a long time ago that I didn't want to be that hanging-on-for-too-long, aging-rock-musician guy, and that's why I sort of got away from music.
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I see the merit in religion, and I see the need for faith and hope and sometimes people who are more snide look at people who are religious, particularly people in rock bands, and they'll say, 'Oh that's dumb, you believe in whatever,' but I think everybody believes in something.
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Rock n' roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world.
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When I was young, I wanted to do something more low-key, like become a drummer in a rock band.
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I knew I was destined to be a rock star. I just knew it, like I've always had the power of foresight. I feel right now exactly the way I felt after I finished mixing my first solo album 'New York Groove'.
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First the masters died, now their music is dying, because people only want to listen to pop, rock, and punk.
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Barry White, Smokey Robinson and Curtis Mayfield are big influences for me. But I'm also a metal head. I was in a bunch of punk rock bands. The Bee Gees, hip-hop and the Beach Boys are just as much of an influence on me as Smokey.
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I think the rock'n'roll myth of living on the edge is a pile of crap.
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See, we started out with a foundation of blues. But then we added people like Miles Davis and John Coltrane to the mix and gave rock n' roll a much more complex structure. It made it possible to play more than three chords.
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I'm hard-pressed to think of a lot of great rock movies.
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I've been influenced by a lot of films. And a lot of them are the typical interesting, artsy films. But I haven't talked enough about how there are those few big blockbusters that really rock your world.
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The electric guitar and its players hold a place of privilege in the annals of rock music. It is the engine, the weapon, the ax of rock.
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My main professional experience is touring in a rock band.
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In general I was a good kid. It usually took a lot to make me mad. But once I reached the boiling point, I lost all rational control. Totally without thinking, when my anger was aroused, I grabbed the nearest brick, rock, or stick to bash someone. It was as if I had no conscious will in the matter.
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I wouldn't mind being the lead guitarist in an incredibly successful rock band. However, I don't play the guitar.
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Even in film, books, and music, there's always action - there's always rock and roll. Young people appreciate that kind of experience.
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You can't live on planet rock star 24/7; you have to be down and dirty and have some fun.
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It's definitely longer than the buzz cut you see most of the time in the federal government. I would pale in comparison to rock and rollers with my haircut. I would be a lightweight.
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I'm dealing in rock'n'roll. I'm, like, I'm not a bona fide human being.
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A lot of people ask me why I don't expand and explore other musical areas, but I like the plain three- and four-chord rock-and-roll that I call the the semi-blues.
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After my first video, I went out and had chicken noodle soup with my sister and manager. We were like, 'How rock n' roll are we? Celebrating the first video with chicken soup.'
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I never wanted to be an opera singer. I wanted to be an actress, maybe a rock singer.
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Business people have been made into these rock stars because they've made a lot of money.
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People say you have to hit rock bottom, and, I can tell you, almost dying is as rock bottom as it gets.
