Rock Quotes
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To be in a band, at least according to the rules of rock in the 1970s, one must know how to play an instrument. But rather than waste time solving that problem, No Wavers ignored it. The point was simply to make music, not to learn how first.
Lydia Lunch
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I don't have to save rock. I don't even like rock that much.
Trent Reznor Nine Inch Nails
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I feel like fans who like old Southern rock and country, and more lyric-driven songs in general, have come to country radio. I think that's why you see country radio growing and albums selling: People are craving a little more of the singer-songwriter stuff going on in country.
Charles Kelley Lady Antebellum
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I had done a lot of rock 'n' roll photography when I was in college. I was one of many photographers who worked for The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, and all of these rock 'n' roll bands.
John Dykstra
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The first promise exchanged by two beings of flesh was at the foot of a rock that was crumbling into dust; they took as witness for their constancy a sky that is not the same for a single instant; everything changed in them and around them, and they believed their hearts free of vicissitudes. O children! always children!
Denis Diderot
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My earliest memories of music are probably my dad listening to a bunch of outlaw country, but also old R&B and Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin. But, you know, I had rock phases and liked more modern R&B acts. I've always listened to all kinds of music, and I like all kinds of music.
Chris Stapleton
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I worked on it [ Too Much Tuna] for a little bit downtown and it was a great experience. I couldn't believe how enthusiastic the audience was for it. It was just extraordinary. It felt like you were at a rock concert, which was just unusual for shows at Cherry Lane, which are usually intimate plays about big ideas, you know.
Alex Timbers
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Father, perfect my trust;Let my spirit feel in death,That her feet are firmly setOn the rock of a living faith!
Phoebe Cary
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In the early '70s, I started to feel like Philadelphia soul was the black-sheep brother of rock and roll. I decided to try to get away from it.
Daryl Franklin Hohl
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke - the fact that Madonna is in before Rush and Kiss. Those two bands have influenced so many groups and people other than in metal.
Corey Taylor Stone Sour
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My mom is my heart. She was a rock for me even though she was not around as much as dad.
Sunidhi Chauhan
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I got into rock music at thirteen, listening to Van Halen, learned how to play the electric guitar.
Dierks Bentley
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When I was younger, I went through a lot of different phases. One day I'd be punk rock, and the next I would be tomboyish, and then I would be really girly. I was so weird. My two best friends and I were just crazy and goofy!
Ashley Benson
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At 17, I wanted to be a rock star.
Anthony McCarten
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Better to sink beneath the shockThan moulder piecemeal on the rock.
Lord Byron
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Dig until you hit rock. Then take out that jackhammer and go a little deeper.
Allison Brennan
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'Doo-wop' is a very special word for me. Because I grew up listening to my dad who, as a Fifties rock & roll head, loved doo-wop music.
Bruno Mars
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Vintage rock T-shirts are the best. I have about 50 or 60, most bought on eBay for a few pounds. You can always tell which ones are genuine because there'll be lots of pictures showing you the holes.
Jessica Hart
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I think there was a lot competition in the rock scene.
Jonathan Davis
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We're not here to make the ignorant people happy. We're here to write our music for those people that are interested in good rock n' roll music.
Andy Biersack Black Veil Brides
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I just liked music, and I really liked rock guitar. I didn't think I was going to be a rock guitar player, because I was a girl. I would've been too shy to play with guys.
Chrissie Hynde Pretenders
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I was into punk rock my whole life. I never listened to the Eagles. I never listened to things that were getting Grammys. So getting a Grammy nomination wasn't bad, it just wasn't meaningful.
James Murphy
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I have always believed that there is nothing greater than a life in rock n' roll - it has to be good rock n' roll - and I still think it is true.
Atul Gawande
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I am not gonna die because I failed as someone else. I am gonna succeed as myself. And I'm gonna stay here and rock the mike until the next Korean-American, fag hag, shit starter, girl comic, trash talker comes up and takes my place!
Margaret Cho