“Country is bringing in a little rock element... a little '80s element. Melody is king now. But its just in the music, its not so much in the songwriting, which is still very basic to the storytelling aspect of it.” LittlesStillsCountryRocksKingsElementsAspectStorytellingMelodySongwriting80sLittle Rock Author:Lionel Richie
“Imagination transforms one substance into another. It changes what is into what might be, what was into what might have been. Straw becomes gold, gold straw, and neither is more real nor, I submit, more precious than the other. Pebbles turn into luminous pearls and pearls into little gray rocks, both solid and beautiful, both essential. Human beings take shape from clay, angels' wings are spun out of water, fire gives rise to the long tongues of demons, love emerges out of thin air, and the basic elements reconstitute themselves again and again.” GivingHumansLittlesLongHas BeensRealMightBeautifulTurnsWaterImaginationHuman BeingsFireAirRocksShapesEssentialsElementsAngelGoldWingsTongueSubstanceDemonGraySubmitAgain And AgainPearlsMight Have BeenClayLuminousStrawsPebblesSpunThin AirAngel Wings Book:The Man on the Ceiling Source: The Man on the Ceiling
“When mountains and waters are painted, blue, green, and red paints are used, strange rocks and wondrous stones are used, the four jewels and the seven treasures are used. Rice-cakes are painted in the same manner. When a person is painted, the four great elements and five skandhas are used.” PersonsUsedWaterFiveFourRocksStrangeMaterialsMountainElementsRedStonesBlueGreenPaintSevenTreasureCakeJewelsRiceWondrousRice Cakes Author:Dogen
“Every improv must be song specific. It has to grow organically out of the particular elements involved or it's just glib self-expression. I hate when I feel like I'm the lead guitarist in a rock band. We all gotta be going somewhere strong together, you know?” KnowsFeelsSelfTogetherHateSongStrongGrowsRocksParticularExpressionInvolvedBandElementsI HateSelf ExpressionGuitaristRock BandsStrong Together Author:David First
“CS: I always say there's a tribal element in a rock concert. There's a real back-and-forth thing that goes on between the audience and the performers.” RealAudienceRocksGoes OnElementsConcertsPerformersBack And ForthRock Concerts Author:Chris Stein
“To me, rock music was never meant to be safe. I think there needs to be an element of intrigue, mystery, subversiveness. Your parents should hate it.” ThinkingNeedsShouldHateParentMysteryRocksSafeElementsMeant To BeIntrigueRock Music Author:Trent Reznor
“We are a band that stylistically crosses a lot of barriers and generational gaps. The heavier portion of the band, the modern music elements, the visual part of the band appeal to a younger audience. For an older audience, we have chops and great songs that are reminiscent of the things that were great about rock and roll when they enjoyed it. We're the kind of band that can cross those lines.” KindSongLinesAudienceModernRocksBandElementsCrossesEnjoyedAppealsVisualsBarriersGapsPortionsRock And RollModern Music Author:Andy Biersack
“I like to have a connection with the elements and the earth. Rock is the skin of the planet, and you can learn something from the rock, but you need to communicate with element. You have to be part of the element, not fight it.” NeedsEarthFightingRocksPlanetsElementsConnectionsSkinsCommunicate Author:Fred Nicole
“I think opera music is very conservative, and Rock and Roll music is conservative as well, and that's why I'm trying to make a bridge between these two elements.” ThinkingTryingWellsTwoRocksElementsMusic IsConservativeBridgesOperaRock And RollRock And Roll Music Author:Klaus Nomi
“I have always touched on different genres whether it has been hip-hop, country and the rock element.” Has BeensDifferentCountryRocksElementsHip HopHipsGenreTouchedHopsDifferent Genres Author:Kid Rock
“If there's one thing that differentiates me from the rest of my family it's the rock element. I hung out with friends who like punk rock a lot. Not getting a big record deal, and having a hard time for years, it means you have to prove yourself and scratch your way up from nothing.” IfsWayYearsMeanHardBigsDealsRecordsOne ThingRocksProveElementsMy FamilyHard TimesPunkHungScratchesPunk RockDifferentiateProving YourselfHaving A Hard Time Author:Martha Wainwright
“We have to focus on his early work, and just one or two of his movies, and elements of his TV shows, to keep his memory pure. People now know that Elvis could play a mean rhythm guitar himself, and needed no other musicians to perform a great song. But Elvis was not just a rock star, he was an all-round entertainer.” PeopleKnowsMeanTwoPlayShowsSongStarsMemoriesFocusRocksTvsNeededPureElementsMusicianGuitarRoundsRhythmJust OneTv ShowsRock StarEntertainersEarly Work Author:Pete Townshend
“I've always loved the rock & roll element to live shows, because whatever else I do, I'm basically a rock/pop performer, and that's what I like.” ShowsRocksElementsPopsPerformers Author:Marc Almond
“Speaking of people I had to exclude: Hank Williams. which is to say, songs are part of lyric poetry in my book, my thinking. In fact they are the urgent element of poetry in our time, they carry the most emotion for the most people in our culture. everyone LOVES poetry, because we all love (one form or another) of rock and roll (be it folk to emo to rap). It's all rock and roll and all lyric poetry.” PeopleThinkingBookFactsFormSongCultureEmotionRocksElementsFolksRapOur TimePoetry IsRock And RollOne LoveUrgentLove PoetryEmoLyric PoetryHank Williams Author:Gregory Orr
“In my research, all roads led back to Oscar. It's definitely in a way trying to understand the truly English element to glam-rock. It really does not come from American culture.” WayTryingDoeCultureRocksElementsResearchOscarsAmerican CultureGlamGlam Rock Author:Todd Haynes
“I really tried to push every genre that I could into this record. I wanted every song to have this feel, where as soon as the listener tunes in, they say "That's CoJo, that's Cody right there." That being said, it is a little different. There's Americana, there's Bluegrass, there's some rock, there's some really George Jones-style stuff on it, slow-style Ray Price country elements, there's some modern country, a little of this and a little of that. We tried to push a lot for show versatility, because I grew up with a lot of versatility in my music.” FeelsLittlesSaidDifferentCountryShowsWantedSongStuffRecordsModernRocksStyleGrewElementsGrew UpGenreTunesRaysListenersBluegrassVersatilityAmericanaGeorge Jones Author:Cody Johnson
“What I consider to be the barometer for what is a rock artist and what is not, is somebody who has a certain element of blues, even a hint of soul or blues music, derivative of African-American blues, folk, spiritual, or gospel.” SoulSpiritualArtistCertainRocksElementsFolksAfrican AmericanHintsDerivativesBarometerBlues Music Author:Ian Astbury
“I'm talking about noise rock. I don't think that noise rock element belongs in jazz. It's not for me anyway; it just doesn't fit.” ThinkingTalkingRocksFitElementsJazzNoise Author:Van Morrison
“The masses are the decisive element, they are the rock on which the final victory of the revolution will be built.” RocksRevolutionVictoryElementsMassBuiltFinals Author:Rosa Luxemburg
“Fall 2013 was inspired by the 1970s equestrian lifestyle. I wanted to incorporate the moody and romantic - intricate baroque detailing and classic menswear elements - with something tougher and edgier in a nod to London's rock n' roll underground.” WantedFallRocksElementsInspiredLondonLifestyleClassicRock N RollIntricateMoodyBaroqueEquestrian Author:Rachel Zoe