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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.

Many rock musicians are excellent cooks, I've found, and those that are prefer to eat their own cooking in the studio. I encourage this behavior as I also enjoy the benefits of fresh food.

Quotes by Steve Albini

Maybe if they all could he combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things.

Quotes by Stephen Sprouse

America should be about owning a piece of the rock, about letting every worker have equity and share in the returns to capital.

Quotes by Stephen Moore

I can watch anything from 1970s West Coast rock to 1990s electro-funk - I don't care.

Quotes by Stephen Mangan

Most sponges in the ocean are sedentary: They attach themselves to a rock and sit and filter-feed the rest of their lives and reproduce, and that's about it. Not that they are not interesting, but they are not that kinetic....

Quotes by Stephen Hillenburg

Am I a rock star? Yeah, I guess.

Quotes by Stephan Jenkins

Rap actually comes out of punk rock, not black music.

Quotes by Stanley Crouch

My vibe is a bit boyish: rock shirts, trousers.

Quotes by Sonoya Mizuno

I love rap, and I love the angst of hardcore music and punk rock.

Quotes by Sonny Sandoval

Until I was about 16 years old, my dream was to be a musician. I played in rock bands and jazz bands. Then I decided to be an actor and kept the stable career of 'jazz pianist' as my safety...

Quotes by Simon Helberg

The bands that wrote the big, heroic rock songs - I really wanted to make a record like that.

Quotes by Sheryl Crow

I got rock in me.

Quotes by Shemar Moore

My music is basically perceived as folk or softer rock.

Quotes by Shawn Colvin

Unless the clients want, I don't like to have dancers for my shows. I prefer a rock show look and like performing with a live band.

Quotes by Shaan

I've got my own studio, and I've got four- to five-hundred unreleased tracks. I've got stuff that's electronic, orchestral, jazz, I've got rock, I've got metal, you know, I don't have polka.

Quotes by Serj Tankian

I grew up listening to the alternative rock music from the '90s. Some of my favorite bands included Dinosaur Jr, Guided By Voices, and Cobra Verde.

Quotes by Seph Lawless

I don't understand the mentality of a rock fan, being obsessed with two or three songs from 25 years ago. I'm not that kind of a fan.

Quotes by Sebastian Bach

America gets rock stars a little more than Canada does.

Quotes by Sebastian Bach

I get noticed for different things I've done in different areas of town. If I'm in a rock club, it'll be Skid Row, if I'm in a mall it's the 'Gilmore Girls.'

Quotes by Sebastian Bach

Growing up, I fantasized about being a rock musician and that somehow it would be really easy. I didn't realize that it's so much work.

Quotes by Sean Lennon

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.