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“From one generation to the next, The Beatles will remain the most important rock band of all time.”

Important Next Generations Rocks Band All Time Rock Bands

“Rocks are like wreck magnets and ships run aground today in pretty much the same locations and for the same reasons they did thousands of years ago.”

Years Reason Running Today Rocks Years Ago Ships Location Wrecks Magnet

Author:E. Lee Spence

“I never went to rock concerts when I was a kid. I didn't see any rock & roll bands.”

Kids Rocks Band Concerts Rock Concerts

Author:Dave Grohl

“I dropped out of high school and I couldn't go to college 'cause I wasn't smart enough, so I'd resigned myself to loading trucks and playing punk rock on the weekends.”

Enough School Causes Rocks College Smart High School Weekend Punk Truck Punk Rock Resigned

Author:Dave Grohl

“You take a handful of rocks and put them in a jar. Then once a week, you take one tiny pebble out of the jar and throw it away. When the jar is empty, why, you'll just about be over your grief. ... Time alone will do if you're short on rocks.”

Ifs Grief Week Rocks Empty Tiny Over You Handful Me Alone Jars Pebbles Alone Time

Book:Lovely in Her Bones

Source: Lovely in Her Bones

“The all-victorious Christ is like a great rock in a weary land, to whose shelter we may flee in every time of sorrow or trial, finding quiet refuge and peace in him.”

May Christ Land Rocks Sorrow Quiet Findings Trials Shelter Refuge Weary

Author:J.R. Miller

“Sexy, to me, is the way you carry what you have. I have a big nose, but I rock it.”

Way Bigs Rocks Sexy Noses Big Nose

Author:Justin Timberlake

“You can find old Jewish newspapers from Detroit that have my promotional ad in them. It was a totally insane time in my life. Paul Rudd was also a bar mitzvah emcee, you know? It was like being a local rock star in Detroit.”

Knows Stars Rocks Newspapers Bars Locals Insane Ads Rock Star Detroit Bar Mitzvah Mitzvah Emcee

Author:James Wolk

“I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.”

Faces Rocks Cups Tea Halfway Cups Of Tea

Author:Bear Grylls

“I had the most fun on '3rd Rock'. It was a great show to work on.”

Shows Fun Rocks

Author:Wayne Knight

“I have to be honest, I dont pay as much attention to womens fashion, but being a sneaker head, I do like it when a girl can rock a nice pair of sneakers. Not every girl can do it. Every girl looks good in heels - thats a given - but not every girl can look good in fresh kicks.”

Looks Girl Given Can Do Pay Attention Nice Rocks Honest Fashion Being Honest Kicks Pairs Heels Sneakers Every Girl

Author:Bryan Greenberg

“I love jazz and pop rock and country. I grew up listening to Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Anne Murray - if I hear something really great I want to be a part of it.”

Ifs Want Country Rocks Listening Grew Grew Up Jazz Pops Really Great Houston Whitney

Author:Natalie MacMaster

“Every time a new rock singer comes out they don't say, 'Are you the new John Lennon?' Every time a new rapper comes out, it's not, 'Are you the new Dre?' I am never sure why this sort of genre, the categorization is so strong. I have not earned the right to be called the young Sinatra, but give me time.”

Giving Young Strong Rocks Give Me Singers Genre Rapper Lennon Categorization

Author:Michael Buble

“I think with Sky and BBC Three and Channel 4, there are some great television platforms, and the stand-up movement in this country is phenomenal. Its like rock'n'roll here. Britain's a funny place and there's a lot of funny people coming out of there and a lot of people are finding mediums to express themselves.”

People Thinking Country Three Sky Rocks Movement Television Findings Mediums Britain Coming Out Rock N Roll Platforms Phenomenal Funny People

Author:Brendan Coyle

“I would love it if 'Community' could have a trajectory like '30 Rock' and choose when to go out.”

Ifs Community Rocks Trajectory

Author:Gillian Jacobs

“I think that Stevie Nicks is one of the greats. Steve Nicks and Grace Slick and Janis Joplin have the real rock voices, to me.”

Thinking Real Voice Grace Rocks Slick

Author:Patti LuPone

“My favorite composers are the ones that tell the story. I love Wagner. I love Mahler. Prokofiev. The programmatic music. I listen more to classic rock because I don't like the contemporary music very much.”

Stories Rocks My Favorite Contemporary Classic Composer Wagner Classic Rock Mahler Contemporary Music

Author:Patti LuPone

“Things that make me laugh range from a wonderful stand-up like Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K. and Chris Rock to my son Gabe, who does great improv work. I also look backwards to the great comedic actors like Jackie Gleason, Paul Lynde and Phil Silvers.”

Looks Doe Actors Laughing Wonderful Rocks Son Range Silver My Son Backwards Jerry Comedic Make Me Laugh Jackie

Author:Jason Alexander

“It was Scotty Moore's guitar riff [in "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"] when he was doing The Steve Allen Show that got me into rock music.”

Want Needs Shows Rocks Love You Guitar I Want You Need You Rock Music I Need You Scotty

Author:Elton John

“I prefer people who rock the boat to people who jump out”

People Rocks Boat

Book:Orson Welles: Interviews

Source: Orson Welles: Interviews

“The first rule of rock and roll is it's all about live. Then you have to learn a second craft, which is making records. It should go in that order.”

Should Firsts Order Records Rocks Crafts Rock And Roll

Author:Steven Van Zandt

“I have a crush on Steve Tyler. He's funny, he rocks, and has a voice like a god. There is another one who I have discovered can sing. I should try and make an album with him... it's Barack Obama!”

Should Trying Voice Rocks Albums Barack Crush I Have A Crush

Author:Lulu

“For me, it's more about keeping it simple with a rock and roll edge. It's all about accessorising.”

Simple Rocks Edges Rock And Roll

Author:Lulu

“I explored rock culture and what the guitar can do though people like Jimmy Page and John McLaughlin, and the music moves away from pop.”

People Moving Culture Can Do Rocks Pages Guitar Pops Jimmy

Author:Johnny Marr

“Punk rock is a word used by dilettantes and heartless manipulators about music that takes up the energies, the bodies, the hearts, the souls, the time and the minds of young men who give everything they have to it.”

Men Giving Mind Heart Soul Body Young Used Energy Rocks Young Man Punk Heartless Punk Rock Dilettantes Manipulator

Author:Iggy Pop

“When you start a rock n' roll band, you've gotta fake it till you make it. You begin by doin' what you love- and what you love is usually what some other people have already done. It just depends on how much of a fool you make of yourself along the way to finding your own sound, assuming you find it.”

People Way Done Sound Love Is Rocks Fool Depends Band Findings Assuming Fake Rock N Roll What You Love

Author:Steven Tyler

“The secret to enlightenment is to lighten up. Whether you are talking rock or women, all there.”

Secret Talking Rocks Enlightenment

Author:Steven Tyler

“But most of all, the train that kept rollin' all night long of rock n' roll you cannot kill. It will live forever.”

Long Night Forever Rocks Train Rock N Roll All Night Live Forever

Author:Steven Tyler

“Petroleum is the product of a distillation from great depth and issues from the primitive rocks beneath which the forces of all volcanic action lie.”

Action Lying Force Issues Rocks Products Depth Primitive Petroleum Distillation

Author:Alexander von Humboldt

“I had not met Tina Fey before I auditioned for 30 Rock. Some people think were old friends from Second City days. I had always been a fan of Tinas. But I actually never planned on being in a sitcom.”

People Thinking Cities Fans Rocks Mets Old Friends Sitcom Fey Second City

Author:Judah Friedlander

“I thought Id be edgy and dye my hair red. And I dyed my hair, like, Jessica Rabbit red. It kind of allowed me to have this whole new confidence and this whole new swagger and this whole new sense of self. It kind of brought out the inner rock star in me. I had never dyed my hair like that, and no one forgot me after that.”

Kind Self Whole Stars Rocks Hair Red Rabbits Rock Star Sense Of Self Swagger Edgy Jessica

Author:Candice Accola

“Steve Jobs was a real rock star to me. I looked forward to his products like people look forward to albums.”

People Looks Real Jobs Stars Rocks Products Albums Rock Star

Author:Fred Armisen

“When I was a schoolkid, I went to Castleton quite a few times. We'd be there studying rocks, going down these big hills. It was a great place!”

Bigs Study Rocks Hills

Author:Jamie Oliver

“I think probably one of the coolest things was when I went to play basketball at Rucker Park in Harlem. First of all, who would think that Larry the Cable Guy would go to Harlem to play basketball? And I was received like a rock star. It was amazing! There were people everywhere. There were guys walking by yelling, Git r done!”

People Thinking Firsts Done Play Guy Stars Rocks Walking Basketball Parks Rock Star Cables Yelling Larry Harlem

Author:Larry the Cable Guy

“It's wonderful for me to see what 'We Will Rock You' has done. 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are the Champions' have kind of transcended the normal framework of where music is listened to and appreciated - they've become part of public life, which I feel wonderful about.”

Feels Kind Done Wonderful Rocks Normal Music Is Champion Appreciated Framework Public Life

Author:Brian May

“Queen songs are not about the life of a rock star - they tend to be about the lives of normal people, which is why I think the songs connect so much. We're very lucky that they seemingly connect with every generation.”

People Thinking Song Stars Generations Rocks Lucky Normal Queens Rock Star Queen Song

Author:Brian May

“If you see a whole thing - it seems that it's always beautiful. Planets, lives... But up close a world's all dirt and rocks. And day to day, life's a hard job, you get tired, you lose the pattern.”

Ifs World Hard Whole Wisdom Seems Jobs Beautiful Loses Rocks Planets Tired Patterns Dirt Day To Day Beautiful Life Day Life Day To Day Life

Author:Ursula K. Le Guin

“I love dancing, but I'm not that good of a singer. I sang in punk rock bands in high school and college and stuff, but that mostly involved lots of screaming.”

School Stuff Rocks College Involved Band High School Dancing Singers Punk Punk Rock Rock Bands

Author:Brian Dietzen

“My friend Fred Coury, the drummer in '80s rock band Cinderella, told me that in the rock world, you're either still there, or you're struggling to get back to where you were.”

World Stills Struggle Rocks Band My Friends Get Back 80s Drummer Rock Bands

Author:Steve Valentine

“I have yet to do a job where I would really get to rock the great clothes. I'd love to do a job where I could wear Thom Browne.”

Jobs Rocks Clothes

Author:Dean Winters

“Some say that Jesus is the rock, or the anchor. I say that your friends and family are your anchor. And you can REALLY hold their hands, not just sing about it. No disrespect to George Jones.”

Hands Jesus Rocks Family And Friends Anchors Disrespect George Jones

Author:Gale Harold

“I learned jazz; that comes from blues. I learned rock; that comes from blues. I learned pop; that comes from blues. Even dance, that comes from blues, with the answer-and-response.”

Answers Rocks Jazz Response Pops

Author:Cyndi Lauper

“I don't know what happened. I just exploded. I'd never sung like that before. I used to stand still and sing simple, but you can't sing like that in front of a rock band. You have to sing loud and move wild with all that in back of you. Now, I don't know how to perform any other way.”

Knows Way Stills Moving Used Simple Know How Happened Rocks Fronts Band Loud Rock Bands

Author:Janis Joplin

“I always loved rock guitar. I just never put it together that that's what I'd end up doing.”

Ends Together Rocks Guitar

Author:Slash

“My dad is a huge rock and roll lead guitar fan. I didn't even really know that until recently. Everything has to have a guitar solo in it.”

Knows Fans Rocks Huge Dad Guitar My Dad Solo Rock And Roll Guitar Solos

Author:Slash

“Pro wrestling was there, and I was good at it, thank God. I started getting a lot of offers, but unfortunately, at WWE I was under a tight leash. I think it had a lot to do with The Rock making the transition, and me possibly being the next guy - you know, the company didnt want to lose another top performer.”

Thinking Knows Want Guy Next Loses Company Rocks Offers Transition Performers Wrestling Thank God Wwe Leashes Pro Wrestling Top Performers

Author:Kurt Angle

“Rock 'n' roll accepted me and paid me, even though I loved the big bands I went that way because I wanted a home of my own. I had a family. I had to raise them. Let's don't leave out the economics. No way.”

Way Home Bigs Wanted My Own Rocks Band Economics Paid Raises Accepted Rock N Roll

Author:Chuck Berry

“And 'Sex Drugs Rock Roll' was a very transitional film for me in that I was one of the producers and you know, came up with the idea with the writer and the producer, as well. But, it was a very collaborative event. You know, I really love working in that way.”

Knows Way Wells Ideas Film Sex Rocks Events Drug Producers Sex Drugs

Author:Andy Serkis

“Comedians get jokes offered to them, rock stars get women and underwear thrown onstage, and I get guys that want to take me fishing.”

Want Guy Stars Rocks Jokes Comedian Thrown Fishing Take Me Rock Star Underwear

Author:Les Claypool

“The winds were blowing from west to east, pushing Abby's boat toward the rocks as Abby struggled with the autopilots below. If Wild Eyes reached those islands, she wouldn't run aground, keel in the sand. She would be smashed into pieces.”

Ifs Would Be Eye Running Pieces Rocks Wind West East Boat Islands Sand Pushing Abby Keel Autopilot Wild Eyes

Book:Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas

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