Quotes about rock
rocks rock-and-roll forever
Rock and roll came in and changed my life and changed the whole music scene forever, and then I grew to love R&B and Motown and all black music, gospel music. But I never dismiss any form of music. I listen to everything. Elton John
rocks play two
When Little Richard used to stand up and play it was just fabulous, and Liberace had the candlesticks and the rings and the gift of the gab. The piano's is the most ungainly rock' n' roll instrument of all time but those two people transcended it, as did Jerry Lee Lewis. Elton John
rocks rock-n-roll explanation
I'm the Connie Francis of rock 'n' roll. Elton John
rocks sea soul
My soul, the seas are rough, and thou a stranger In these false coasts; O keep aloof; there's danger; Cast forth thy plummet; see, a rock appears; Thy ships want sea-room; make it with thy tears. Francis Quarles
rocks ideas space
People ask me: ‘What is punk? How do you define punk?' Here's how I define punk: It's a free space. It could be called jazz. It could be called hip-hop. It could be called blues, or rock, or beat. It could be called techno. It's just a new idea. For me, it was punk rock. That was my entrance to this idea of the new ideas being able to be presented in an environment that wasn't being dictated by a profit motive. Ian MacKaye
rocks records
I have to make rock records occasionally. Evan Dando
rocks sides events
The classical music industry, has been an industry of covers. So we do covers, and if I compare this with the rock and pop side, what is the most exciting event? Esa-Pekka Salonen
rocks feet water
A monarchy is a merchantman which sails well, but will sometimes strike on a rock, and go to the bottom; a republic is a raft which will never sink, but then your feet are always in the water. Fisher Ames
rocks done innovative
I thought, "why don't we be innovative and create something nobody had ever done before?" It was a huge hit and we immediately did a sequel with Chris Rock, Morgan Freeman, Tina Turner and Maya Angelou. Henry Louis Gates
rock-and-roll disease rabies
Some got rabies, some got fleas, some got incurable diseases from this cockamamie business. George Harrison
rocks bird speak
Will be but corpses dressed in frocks, who cannot speak to birds or rocks. Gary Snyder
rocks poetry slick
Poetry a riprap on the slick rock of metaphysics Gary Snyder
rocks pioneers band
There are a few things that I will hopefully be credited for as a pioneer. One is my four-mallet playing. Another one is the starting what was first called jazz rock in 1967 when I started my first band, later became jazz fusion by the 1970s. Gary Burton
rocks guy jazz
I like mellow music. I like some jazz. But I'm not a big hard rock guy. Gary Carter
rocks band zeppelins
Led Zeppelin is the greatest. Robert Plant is one of the most original vocalists of our time. As a rock band they deserve the kind of success they're getting. Freddie Mercury
rocks jingles three
Three words for those who want to put the Christ back in Christmas: Jingle Bell Rock. Christopher Hitchens
rocks littles internet
I really don't spend any time on the Internet, so I guess I live a little under a rock in that respect. Christina Aguilera
rocks rock-and-roll water
I didn't want to be told what to do. I don't want to water down my music to fit into their formats. I know what rock and roll is to me, but everything's turning into one big commercial. Chris Robinson
rocks documentaries band
With any rock documentary or band documentary you always recognize things that you've experienced some version of. Chris Shiflett
rocks awards sorority
Hollywood's racist. Hollywood is sorority racist. It's like - we like you, Rhonda, but you're not a Kappa. Chris Rock
rocks way much-love
Way to rock lil' homie. Much Love. Gary Payton
rocks guy kind
As far as guys who perform onstage, I love Chris Rock. I'm kind of jaded on everyone else. Gabriel Iglesias
rocks years oil
There are geologists who can pick up a rock and say, 'Yes, there's oil under there.' A geologist who has been studying those kinds of rocks for 10 or 20 years is able to make that pronouncement. Christopher Alexander
rocks important generations
It's really vital to have rock music because it connects the generations. It's important in that way. Christine Ebersole
rocks together force-of-will
Jonas. Their rock. Shattered into so many shards. Holding himself together through the sheer force of will. Christine Feehan
rocks paris differences
Let me tell you, though - there’s a huge difference between Flanders and Paris–Roubaix. They’re not even close to the same. In one, the cobbles are used every day by the cars, and kept up, and stuff like that. The other one - it’s completely different … The best I could do would be to describe it like this - they plowed a dirt road, flew over it with a helicopter, and then just dropped a bunch of rocks out of the helicopter! That’s Paris–Roubaix. It’s that bad - it’s ridiculous. Chris Horner
rocks
I am the Ayatollah of rock 'n' rolla Chris Jericho
rocks wind sea
Through much of the last century, America's faith in freedom and democracy was a rock in a raging sea. Now it is a seed upon the wind, taking root in many nations. George W. Bush
rocks radio classic
Classic Rock radio gave us our longevity. George Thorogood
rocks machines coke
They say - "they" being the great philosophers, or possibly the cast of Seinfeld - that breaking up is like pushing over a Coke machine. You can't just do it, you have to set the thing in motion, rock it back and forth a few times. Jennifer Weiner
rocks roots ethics
The jury had down right contempt for punk rock grass roots ethics. Jello Biafra
rocks long feels
If I go without rock for too long, I feel depressed. Jello Biafra
rocks punk dangerous
Punk rock will never die, until something more dangerous replaces it. Jello Biafra