Rockers got big mouths!
They say a lot of stupid stuff… but sometimes they surprise you with a profound saying.
Here are some rock quotes from rockers about rock!
"I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have
to".
-The King, Elvis Presley
"I always thought the good thing about the guitar was that they
didn't teach it in school".
-Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
"I hope the fans will take up meditation instead of drugs."
-Ringo Starr
"I re-invented my image so many times that I'm in denial that I
was originally an overweight Korean woman".
-David Bowie
Reporter: "What do you call that hairstyle you're wearing"?
George Harrison: "Arthur".
"As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I
want to change the world. I have a chance to do both".
-Bono of U2
"I dress to kill, but tastefully."
-Freddie Mercury
"I don't really count myself as a very sophisticated
businessperson. I'm a creative artist. All I know from business
I've picked up along the way."
-Mick Jagger
"Rock is so much fun. That's what it's all about-filling up the
chest cavities and empty kneecaps and elbows".
-Jimi Hendrix
Interviewer (actually David Byrne in costume): If I gave you
fifty dollars, right now, what would you do with it?
David Byrne: I would get something to eat.
"Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they
forget about the roll".
-Keith Richards
"I thought we would be huge - and we were."
Freddie Mercury (on Queen)
Reporter: "What do you do when you're cooped up in a hotel room
between shows?"
George Harrison: "We ice skate".
"I'm an instant star. Just add water and stir".
-David Bowie
"I'd rather be dead than singing 'Satisfaction' when I'm
forty-five".
-Mick Jagger, when he was young
"My vocal style I haven't tried to copy from anyone. It just
developed until it became the girlish whine it is today".
-Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin
"The better the singer's voice is, the harder it is to believe
what they're saying. So I turn my weaknesses into strengths".
-David Byrne
"I am alive and well and unconcerned about the rumors of my
death. But if I were dead, I would be the last to know".
-Paul McCartney
"I suppose ultimately I'm interested in music. I'm a musician.
I'm not a gunslinger. That's the difference between what I do and
what a lot of guitar heroes do."
-The Edge of U2
"Reality leaves a lot to the imagination."
-John Lennon
"I never really had the intention of being a rock 'n' roller.
It's just that all of my best friends were great musicians and they
felt sorry for me so they had me".
-Anthony Kiedis
Reporter: "Are you married?"
George Harrison: "No, I'm George".
"I don't need the money, but there's an emotional need for me to
go on the road again. There's a love there; we're a band of
brothers".
-Stevie Nicks, of Fleetwood Mac
"Where would rock and roll be without feedback?"
-David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
"My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce
it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind
of sincerity".
-Eric Clapton
"Who's guitar is this? It's mine? Oh…I like my guitar".
-Don Henley
What's YOUR favourite rock quote?
Photo Credits:
-Bowie, by Zanastardust
-Hnedrix, by hola
marmota
-The Rolling Stones, by Samire
Khan
-John Lennon Painting, by CJ Sorg
-My inspiration, by irina
