Rock N Roll Quotes - Page 21

• The hungry and the haunted explode in a rock'n'roll band.

  Bruce Springsteen

  Rocks, Band, Hungry

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• In rock 'n' roll, as we all know, the image is that it's one big party. But many times the reality is that it's the furthest thing from the party. There's the alcoholism and drug abuse that come because you're looking for that elusive 'thing,' and you don't know what it is or where it is. But you've got the money and the connections, and the choices are not always the healthiest.

  Nathan East

  Party, Reality, Rocks

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• The motto goes: Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll.
  I prefer: Love, Hugs and Hip-Hop Soul.

  Daniel Dumile

  Sex, Rap, Rocks

  "Song: Figure Of Speech (Album: Mr. Hood)". 1991.

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• I did the rock 'n roll-pop cliche of getting burnt out. I'm not the first person that happened to, and I'm sure I won't be the last.

  Robbie Williams

  Rocks, Lasts, Firsts

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• What has drug addiction done for me? It's cost me my career, my fortune and basically my sex life when I found out I was HIV positive.

  Robbin Crosby

  Sex, Careers, Addiction

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• I've finally tapped into that spirit of self-destruction that makes rock-n-roll the king of music!

  Homer

  Kings, Rocks, Self

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• Yeah, the industry has always been both the enemy and the best friend of the artist. They need each other. That's the bottom line.

  Chrissie Hynde

  Friendship, Artist, Enemy

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• I know a lot of people who are struggling musicians; it's a hard life, and I've risked being that. The rewards are tremendous now that I've made it, I thank God every day. But I put it all on the line for it.

  Kid Rock

  Struggle, People, Hard Life

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• Athletes and musicians make astronomical amounts of money. People get paid $100 million to throw a baseball! Shouldn't we all take less and pass some of that money onto others? Think about firefighters, teachers and policemen. We should celebrate people that are intellectually smart and trying to make this world a better place.

  Kid Rock

  Baseball, Teacher, Smart

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• Bringing people together is one of my favorite things... I believed that's what a rock 'n' roll Jesus would really do - bring people together through music.

  Kid Rock

  Jesus, Rocks, People

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• The advice I am giving always to all my students is above all to study the music profoundly... music is like the ocean, and the instruments are little or bigger islands, very beautiful for the flowers and trees.

  Andres Segovia

  Music, Beautiful, Ocean

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• Rock and roll is a contact sport. I enjoy playing the tunes that really get the people going.

  Richie Sambora

  Sports, Rocks, Rock And Roll

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• Rock n' roll was a kid when I was a kid.

  Salman Rushdie

  Kids, Rocks

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• I hope the guy who came up with the phrase 'sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll' rots in hell, I'd like to change it so it makes more sense: 'sex death and rock 'n' roll'

  Gene Simmons

  Sex, Rocks, Guy

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• There comes a point where it is just undignified to be a rock 'n' roll star.

  Tina Turner

  Stars, Rocks

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

  Salman Rushdie

  Rocks, Rock And Roll, People

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• I know I'm not the kind of person who's gonna wind up a walking jukebox, like many rock 'n' roll artists. They just play their hits and that's it. That doesn't appeal to me.

  Carlos Santana

  Artist, Rocks, Wind

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• If you're into comedy, you will know what the show is about. We have so many comedy geeks, comedy enthusiasts, fanatical people who go to comedy festivals and follow comedians, and really treat it like rock 'n' roll - which it can be, but more like the geeky rock 'n' roll.

  Rhys Darby

  Rocks, People, Comedian

  "Flight Of The Conchords' Rhys Darby". Interview with Sam Adams, tv.avclub.com. January 16, 2009.

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• Progression is important. I'm always going to play music in the general vein of rock'n'roll, but when I started I was very much associated with the West Coast lo-fi thing and I didn't want to get anchored in with anything that was just in vogue for the time being.

  Dee Dee Ramone

  Play, Rocks, Important

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• They thought we were just basically keeping ourselves underground on purpose. And it was just strange for people to approach music that way. And for rap, trying to get recognition, and be seen as a regular form of music like anything else. I mean, the Soul, R&B, Rock 'N Roll, they would dis the hell out of rap when it first came out.

  Ice Cube

  Rap, Mean, Rocks

  "Ice Cube Says Hollywood Isn't Cool Enough, Adds: "I'm Ready to Run a Studio"". Interview with Stephen Galloway, www.hollywoodreporter.com. February 25, 2016.

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• This is rock'n'roll, not classical music. It's about people working together.

  Cass McCombs

  Rocks, People, Working Together

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• I wanted to learn a little bit about acting, not because I thought I'd find a star vehicle and set the world on fire, but I thought the discipline of it would be good for me. I met a good coach, and I joined her class - with a lot of hungry young actors who really didn't acre if I was a rock 'n' roll singer or not. I started to learn to get a focus, without having to jump up and down every few seconds.

  Iggy Pop

  Stars, Class, Fire

  "New Again: Iggy Pop". Interview With Lisa Robinson, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 23, 2016.

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• I grew up listening to blues and rock 'n' roll and other music, but, legitimately, the Stones is one of my favorite bands in the world.

  Ato Essandoh

  Rocks, Listening, Band

  "Ato Essandoh, Bourne Again". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 19, 2016.

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• If I'm boxing, I'll probably have rap on, or something a little more angry. If I'm lifting, maybe some rock 'n' roll. If I'm doing some cardio, something fast paced.

  Steven R. McQueen

  Rap, Rocks, Boxing

  Source: www.justjared.com

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• How can you go on stage and shout 'Yeah! Rock'n'roll forever!' and then go to bed at 10 o'clock with a nightcap on, a candle in your hand and a Bible under your arm?

  Ozzy Osbourne

  Rocks, Hands, Forever

  Source: www.gq-magazine.co.uk

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