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Rock Quotes

On classic rock, bands, and favorite shows.

This collection covers rock in more than one sense - the music genre, discussed with real candor about its predictability, and a beloved TV comedy someone dreams of appearing on. Related reading: Love.

I've always considered rock 'n' roll, the music and the dancing, an art form.

Quotes by Toni Basil

Mickey' is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a one-hit wonder.

Quotes by Toni Basil

I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I've sung a lot of different things.

Quotes by Tom Wopat

I like pop music. I consider rock 'n' roll to be a branch of pop music.

Quotes by Tom Stoppard

I loved doing 'Rock of Ages' in N.Y. and that, but its such a large scale, and so many things go into it.

Quotes by Tom Lenk

I'm a huge stadium rock fan, but I'm also a fan of everything from Massive Attack to Peter Gabriel, U2, the Police, Radiohead, and Coldplay.

Quotes by Tom DeLonge

When I write in the studio, I tend to gravitate toward the ability to play really loud, aggressive, post-punk stuff, with big, heavy guitars and a big rock drum sound.

Quotes by Tom DeLonge

I'm not going to be the rock star of the far right and frankly on the rock star of the far left.

Quotes by Tom Barrett

It's wild how chefs have become like rock stars.

Quotes by Todd English

Rock 'n' Roll, no roses or gardening.

Quotes by Tina Charles

I enjoy everything. I actually do listen to everything. In high school, I listened to a lot of metal and punk rock.

Quotes by Tim Schafer

When I was in college in Philly, there was a lot of post-punks... hardcore... like, rock. Sixties, retro, proto-Strokes kind of bands.

Quotes by Tim Heidecker

I grew up when 'Schoolhouse Rock' taught millions of American kids how a bill becomes a law.

Quotes by Tim Griffin

I was a huge prog rock fan as a kid in high school, and I'm so thankful for that.

Quotes by Tim Commerford

I played in a punk rock band in high school called the High Heel Flip Flops. I was the drummer. I played drums for, like, four years.

Quotes by Thomas Rhett

I have this guitar on which I occasionally kill time making up rock n' roll lyrics.

Quotes by Thomas Pynchon

I need some more followers! I need to get my stats up to a million so I can make any movie with The Rock I want!

Quotes by Thomas Middleditch

Rock stars get room keys, I get business cards.

Quotes by Thomas Friedman

Initially, electronic music was anti-establishment, as punk rock and rock n' roll were. The music was shut down; the police were against the parties.

Quotes by Thomas Bangalter

Jazz came out of New Orleans, and that was the forerunner of everything. You mix jazz with European rhythms, and that's rock n' roll, really. You can make the argument that it all started on the streets of New Orleans...

Quotes by The Edge

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the mix of topics in these "rock" quotes?
They range from a TV show favorite ('30 Rock') to musical taste, opinions on rock music, and memories of playing in a band before the Beatles became popular.
Is there a quote about a favorite TV show?
Yes — one speaker gushes, "if I could be on '30 Rock', my life would be made," calling it "My absolute favorite show."
Is there a quote about musical taste?
There is. One line simply states, "I listen to classic rock for the most part."
Is there a quote with an opinion on rock music?
Yes — one quote argues, "Rock music is predictable, unless there's great talent involved." Browse more opinions like this on our Like quotes page.
Is there a quote about playing in a band before the Beatles?
Yes. One musician recalls that "before the Beatles, working bands played standards and they saved their rock material til the end of the night when they were really stretched out." For more, see our Always, Love, and Me quotes pages.

There's also a musician's memory of early bar bands saving their rock material for late in the night, back before wider fame arrived. See also Like and Always.