“The new album is a childhood dream come true. Got to sing with Ronnie Spector, got to cover a bunch of songs that were influential in drawing a line between the punk form and original rock and roll.” DreamFormSongLinesChildhoodRocksOriginalsAlbumsDrawingBunchPunkRock And RollDreams Come TrueInfluentialChildhood Dreams Author:Gerald Caiafa
“Sixties folk rock was my original muse and the folk audience-people who listen to music off the beaten track-fostered my career. I definitely don't want to abandon the genre but I also need to make sure I'm Dar Williams first.” PeopleWantNeedsFirstsCareersAudienceRocksOriginalsFolksTrackGenreAbandonSixtyMuseBeatenListening To Music Author:Dar Williams
“I'm sitting in the drive-through and I've got my three girls in the back and this station comes on and it's playing “Jailhouse Rock,” the original version, and my girls are jumping up and down, going nuts. I'm looking around at them and they've heard Dad's music all the time and I don't see that out of them.” GirlThreeHeardRocksDadSittingOriginalsVersionsStationsNutsJumpingUp And DownMy Girl Author:Garth Brooks
“Jesus Christ was the original rock'n'roll star. He gave people reasons to live in the rut they were living in. He was the first man to say, "You don't have to have human sacrifices, 'cause human sacrifices hurt somebody, you know?" Just believe in the spirit that is within you.” PeopleKnowsMenFirstsBelieveHumansReasonSpiritJesusStarsCausesChristHurtSacrificeRocksJesus ChristOriginalsRock N RollWithin YouRutsJust BelieveReason To Live Author:Ozzy Osbourne
“The Jew is neither a newcomer nor an alien in this country or on this continent; his Americanism is as original and ancient as that of any race or people with the exception of the American Indian and other aborigines. He came in the caravels of Columbus, and he knocked at the gates of New Amsterdam only thirty-five years after the Pilgrim Fathers stepped ashore on Plymouth Rock.” PeopleYearsCountryReligionFatherRaceFiveRocksOriginalsAncientJewAliensIndianThirtyFive YearsExceptionGatesContinentsPilgrimAmerican IndianColumbusAmsterdamAmericanismNewcomersPlymouthPlymouth Rock Book:The American Spirit Source: The American Spirit
“Girlchild . . . unfolds a compelling, layered narrative told by a protagonist with a voice so fresh, original, and funny you'll be in awe. This novel rocks . . . In Girlchild Tupelo Hassman has created a character you'll never forget. Rory Dawn Hendrix of the Calle has as precocious and endearing a voice as Holden Caulfield of Central Park. When you finish this novel, your sorrow at turning the last page will be eased by your excitement at what this sassy, talented author will do next.” CharacterLastsNextVoiceForgetNovelRocksSorrowPagesOriginalsNarrativeDawnExcitementParksAweNever ForgetCompellingSassyProtagonistsHendrixEndearingHoldenCentral ParkHolden CaulfieldPrecocious Author:Mameve Medwed
“I was really crying the morning after the indication. However I am over that now. Nevertheless, I am proud for it to be in the Rock and Roll hall of fame. But I've got two copies of the guitar now, to remind of the original Teardrop.” TwoMorningRocksCryProudFameOriginalsGuitarCopiesHallsNeverthelessRock And RollIndicationHall Of FameMorning AfterTeardropRock And Roll Hall Of Fame Author:Dave Wakeling
“I have been looking for a name for years and of course it sounds like it would be easy. Americana came along for the same reason. But to me Americana means Original music with prominent folk/rock influence. Ameripolitan is Original music with prominent roots influence.” YearsMeanHas BeensReasonWould BeCoursesNamesEasySoundInfluenceRocksRootsOriginalsFolksProminentAmericanaOriginal Music Author:Dale Watson
“There's a difference between music that's original and music that's retro. A lot of bands now are kind of retro 70s whether it's Kraut-rock or... I've heard people suggest that we're kind of retro 80s.” PeopleKindDifferencesHeardRocksBandOriginals80sRetro Author:Bill Orcutt
“What originally established the band was cover songs like Not Fade Away. Then, later on, we got more well-known ones like Satisfaction, which you might say echoed the thinking of, well, any generation you care to name, including the present one. But we didn't set out on bits of paper that we were going to be the voice of a generation. The original aim of the Rolling Stones was to play blues. It wasn't even to play rock music.” ThinkingWellsPlayMightCareSongNamesBitsVoiceKnownGenerationsRocksBandPaperStonesOriginalsAimIncludingSatisfactionFadesRollingWell KnownRock MusicRolling StonesFade AwayCover Songs Author:William S. Burroughs
“I wanted to remember the original energy; strip away all the glamour and limousines and tons of drugs. I wanted to get back to the revolutionary ideas, merging poetry and rhythm and rock and roll.” IdeasWantedRememberEnergyRocksDrugOriginalsRhythmRevolutionaryGet BackRock And RollGlamourMergingRevolutionary IdeasLimousines Author:Patti Smith
“the grace is being able to like rock music, symphony music, jazz … anything that contains the original energy of joy.” AbleJoyEnergyGraceRocksOriginalsJazzSymphonyRock Music Book:The Pleasures of the Damned: Selected Poems 1951-1993 Source: The Pleasures of the Damned: Selected Poems 1951-1993
“I don't think there is a musician today that hasn't been affected by Elvis' music. His definitive years - 1954-57 - can only be described as rock's cornerstone. He was the original cool.” ThinkingYearsTodayRocksMusicianOriginalsAffectedCornerstones Author:Brian Setzer
“Led Zeppelin is the greatest. Robert Plant is one of the most original vocalists of our time. As a rock band they deserve the kind of success they're getting.” KindSuccessTimeRocksGreatnessBandDeserveOriginalsPlantOur TimeBeing SuccessfulDeservingRock MusicRock BandsZeppelinsRockersVocalist Author:Freddie Mercury