Rock Quotes
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People define themselves to some degree by the music that they listened to as teens. My mom had Elvis. Me, I had 'The Who' and later punk rock. Kids who came up in the '80s had other songs and bands. It's a way of placing ourselves culturally and temporally.
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I'm not just a hip-hop artist; I feel like I'm a rock star.
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Our first two records are a lot quieter and more studio-based. We kind of had this feeling like we wanted to make a more quote-unquote 'rock' record. Then Patrick joined and really brought a new Herculean power to the band.
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One of the mistakes I made was believing that the rock n' roll genre as a genre was much more free than the whole pop or R&B scene.
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Detroit was kind of a random thing where it was like a chance to be in a rock 'n' roll movie.
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I really love a lot of early Sixties R&B, rock n' roll, and I love performing songs that have that power and soulfulness.
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I remember the first time I was booked into a jazz club. I was scared to death. I'm not a jazz artist. So I got to the club and spotted this big poster saying, 'Richie Havens, folk jazz artist.' Then I'd go to a rock club and I'm billed as a 'folk rock performer' and in the blues clubs I'd be a 'folk blues entertainer.'
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I'm from Italy, but when I'm in L.A., I dress a little bit rock and roll.
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The future of punk rock has nothing to do with guitars. Everything interesting that I've heard in years has been nearly all electronic.
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The Earth we share is not just a rock tossed through space, but a living, nurturing being. She cares for us, she deserves our care in return.
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I love Eighties rock.
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Maybe roll in the sand with a rock and roll man.
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Rock and Roll does have its limits as far as the aging process. You want to go out there and play while you're at your peak, right? I think that's encouraging us to keep going out on the road - to maximize the playing at the moment.
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In terms of rock and roll, I'm often drawn to louder, rougher stuff; maybe that's my history as a punk rock wannabee showing itself! Honestly, though, I'm not one of those people who listens to music constantly. I really love silence.
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Bowie was much more responsible for the aesthetic of punk rock than he's been given credit for, like, in fact, most interesting things in the Seventies and Eighties.
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I took some important things with me from sports. Rock and roll is a team sport. You're only as good as your weakest link.
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I'm kind of the Forrest Gump of rock n' roll.
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I wouldn't say being in a film with The Rock was 'motivating.' 'Terrifying' would be a more accurate description.
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I like pop music. I consider rock 'n' roll to be a branch of pop music.
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You can't make a sculpture until you've got a lump of rock.
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When you truly understand one thing—a hawk, a juniper tree, a rock—you will begin to understand everything.
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When I was 14 or 15, I was dead-set on becoming a rock star - the same as anybody who picks up a guitar at that age.
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Honestly, with pop and rock and things, artists are from all over the place, so they're kind of isolated. The city of Nashville helps create the camaraderie. Everyone moves there for the same reason.
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I like working with modern sounds in the studio as much as I'm happy to work with a basic rock n' roll format.
