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“After 50, the rock 'n' roll road is a little absurd. It's very difficult to play these little places. You're out there on a rickety old bus with no place to shower.”

Littles Play Difficult Rocks Absurd Bus Rock N Roll Showers

Author:Nancy Sinatra

“I feel like rock stars feel a sense of entitlement, whereas I just feel a sense of good fortune.”

Feels Stars Rocks Fortune Good Fortune Rock Star Entitlement Entitlement Programs Sense Of Entitlement

Author:Neil Strauss

“I've seen rock stars agonize over the fact that another artist has far more Facebook 'likes' and Twitter followers than they do.”

Facts Artist Stars Rocks Likes Followers Rock Star

Author:Neil Strauss

“I would have quit before I went rock-n-roll. I know one way, and that's natural, and when I can't make it, I'll come home and stay. I believe in my music.”

Knows Way Believe I Can Home I Believe Natural Rocks I Believe In Quitting One Way Coming Home Rock N Roll

Author:Ralph Stanley

“I wouldn't call myself a standup in the presence of Jerry Seinfeld or Chris Rock, but I do my share of it and it has been and remains part of my activity and I like it.”

Has Beens Share Rocks Activity Remains Jerry

Author:Alan Thicke

“We've got great fans that rock and roll won't have, because you can have a one-hit record and country music used to, not so much anymore and you have a fan forever.”

Country Used Forever Records Fans Rocks Rock And Roll Great Fans

Author:Tanya Tucker

“My music is the chicken soup kind. I want people to get a good feeling in their soul from these songs. Roots rock, heartland rock...whatever you want to call it is OK with me.”

People Want Kind Soul Feelings Song Rocks Music Is Roots Chickens Soup Good Feeling Chicken Soup

Author:Kate Voegele

“I played Big Band jazz music. I wasn't into rock and roll. I was just there because it was a living. I surprised everyone. I'm still surprising people.”

People Stills Bigs Rocks Band Jazz Surprising Rock And Roll Jazz Music

Author:Bobby Vinton

“I saw an Elvis Presley movie Jailhouse Rock, where he gets out of jail and makes his own records and takes them to the radio stations himself. And then, he puts records in the store. After seeing that, I made records an put them in stores.”

Made Records Saws Seeing Rocks Radio Stores Stations Jail Radio Stations

Author:Bobby Vinton

“We went from an era when rock 'n' roll meant wearing a bustier as a woman and these spandex things and guys trying to portray someone that wasn't realistic. We are trying to make it seem real... relate to our lives.”

Trying Real Seems Guy Our Lives Rocks Eras Relate Realistic Rock N Roll Spandex

Author:Eddie Vedder

“Fleetwood Mac are more like a folk-rock band.”

Rocks Band Folks Macs Rock Bands Fleetwood Mac

Author:Ann Wilson

“When people talk about the '60s I never think that was me there. It was me and I was in it, but I was never enamoured with all that. It's supposed to be sex and drugs and rock and roll and I'm not really like that. I've never really seen the Rolling Stones as anything.”

People Thinking Sex Rocks Drug Stones Supposed To Be Rolling Rock And Roll Rolling Stones

Author:Charlie Watts

“I think my wife saw a picture of the rock group Journey, and they're kind of aging, and the one guy had dyed blonde hair with black roots, and... my idea was to get a little earring, I wanted to have a dangling earring.”

Thinking Kind Littles Ideas Wanted Guy Black Saws Wife Groups Journey Rocks Hair Roots Aging My Wife Blonde Earrings Blonde Hair

Author:Fred Willard

“Family is very important to me because that is the footprint we perpetuate. That is, the ripple in the water when the rock first impacts the pool and it is those waves, that energy that one produces, that determines our direction.”

Firsts Important Energy Water Rocks Produce Impact Wave Determine Pool Footprint Ripple

Author:Larry Wilcox

“I grew up in a religious family, and we weren't allowed to listen to rock music.”

Religious Rocks Grew Grew Up Rock Music Religious Family

Author:Mike White

“To me, the 90's signaled the end of glam rock, the beginning of gangsta rap, and hopefully the beginning and end of boy bands.”

Ends Boys Rocks Band Rap Hopefully Beginnings And Ends Gangsta Glam Boy Bands Gangsta Rap Glam Rock

Author:Shane West

“With AC/DC, we've always started with rock, and we've just kept it going. The critic's view is always , 'They just made an album and it's the same as the last one.' I'll have fifteen of them, anytime.”

Made Lasts Views Rocks Critics Albums Fifteen

Author:Angus Young

“In small towns, bored teenagers turn their eyes longingly to the exciting doings in the big cities, pining for urban amenities like hipster bars and farmers' markets and indie-rock festivals. Like everyone else, they want the vibrant and they will not be denied.”

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“Being a rock musician is already like ego-tripping hardcore. You're self-consumed, and you're always thinking. It's really easy to say, "I'm going to write a song about this situation, and when I'm done, everyone will care." To everybody else, that's ego-tripping.”

Thinking Writing Self Done Care Song Easy Situation Rocks Ego Musician Consumed Rock Music Hardcore Always Thinking Tripping Rock Musicians

Author:Ryan Adams

“Rock records. It's the main source of inspiration for people - fans, or musicians, or both - to act out in ways that they wouldn't normally act out. Especially rock critics. Ultimately, records don't really hurt anybody, and neither do reviews.”

People Way Inspiration Hurt Records Fans Rocks Source Musician Critics Reviews Source Of Inspiration

Author:Ryan Adams

“Nashville may be famed for its country music, but this may well be the capital of rock and roll music in the United States of America.”

Wells May Country States America United United States Rocks United States Of America Rock And Roll Nashville Rock And Roll Music

Author:Paul Stanley

“The thing about Nashville is, it's not just country music...There's rock & roll, there's every kind of music. It's just a music town...There's so much fun stuff to get in to.”

Kind Country Fun Stuff Rocks Towns Nashville Fun Stuff

Author:Connie Britton

“The mind God is looking for in man is a doubting, questioning mind, not a dogmatic mind; dogmatic reasoning is wrong reasoning. Dogmatic reason ties a huge rock to a man's foot and stops him forever from advancing.”

Men Mind Reason God Science Forever Doubt Progress Feet Rocks Huge Ties Reasoning Questioning Advancing Dogmatic

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Rocks do not have dreams and that's why they are condemned to stay in the same place! To move, you must have dreams!”

Dream Moving Rocks

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“When punk rock came along, the one thing you were not supposed to be was musical.”

One Thing Rocks Musical Supposed To Be Punk Punk Rock

Author:Nick Lowe

“These days, rock 'n' roll is much more about rock than about roll. I don't do rock. But I'm interested in that roll part, because that's the funny little bit that makes it hip.”

Littles Bits Rocks Little Bit Hips These Days Rock N Roll

Author:Nick Lowe

“A well-rounded performer will listen to all kinds of music. I like classical, Middle Eastern, and rock a lot.”

Wells Kind Middle Rocks All Kinds Performers Eastern Well Rounded

Author:Patti LuPone

“I wanted to be a rock 'n' roll star. It defines life for me. It's all I've ever imagined for myself.”

Wanted Stars Rocks Rock N Roll

Author:Shelby Lynne

“I write about nerds who go the extra mile and become rock stars.”

Writing Stars Rocks Miles Extras Nerd Rock Star Extra Mile

Author:Ben Mezrich

“30 Rock' is my favorite TV show and Tina Fey is one of my heroes. She was a dream to work with and the whole cast was just absolutely lovely.”

Whole Shows Dream Rocks Tvs Hero My Favorite Casts Lovely Tv Shows My Hero Fey Favorite Tv Shows

Author:Cristin Milioti

“I think one of the funniest things about '30 Rock' is that Liz Lemon is sort of like Buster Keaton - she's always the fool, the joke is always on her.”

Thinking Rocks Fool Jokes Lemons Liz Busters

Author:Cristin Milioti

“How do you be a 45-year-old man in a rock band, do it well, keep your dignity and not become a parody of yourself? I don't think it will be simple.”

Thinking Men Years Wells Simple Rocks Band Dignity Old Man Parody Rock Bands

Author:Nate Mendel

“I actually just rock-climbed when I was away on vacation and now I'm searching out rock climbing gyms. That's my new obsession for 2013.”

Rocks Obsession Gym Climbing Vacation Rock Climbing

Author:Shay Mitchell

“In 1975 Australia was producing things like Picnic at Hanging Rock, in other words films that I would consider still some of the finest products to come out of Australia. I think that our quality now is less than it was then.”

Thinking Stills Film Quality Rocks Products Australia Finest Picnics

Author:Ann Macbeth

“I want to tell the story. Mostly, when you see rock movies, it has to be this over-the-top thing. I want to give people a Bret Michaels movie where they see that my life is a comedy of errors. I also want to show my fans how to get through the kind of troubles that would leave most people flat on the floor.”

People Want Giving Kind Stories Shows Life Is Comedy Trouble Fans Rocks Errors Flats Over The Top

Author:Bret Michaels

“I didn't have any aspirations of becoming famous or successful; in fact I was scared to death of all that. I remember somebody once said that if a rock musician goes on tour, he goes insane. I was very impressionable and I carried this useless weight of fear around with me about going on tour, all because of this thing somebody said.”

Ifs Said Facts Remember Successful Rocks Goes On Becoming Musician Weight Scared Insane Useless Aspiration Rock Music Impressionable Rock Musicians Becoming Famous

Author:Steve Vai

“Rock and Roll has certainly tried to take its toll on me. I'd rather not talk about my past excesses here, although some hardcore rockers might argue that those excesses were responsible for some great records, but I know which side I came out on.”

Knows Might Past Sides Records Rocks Responsible Arguing Excess Rock And Roll My Past Tolls Hardcore Rockers

Author:Tony Visconti

“I'm fascinated by the narrative of geology, and I'm a veritable pack rat of a collector on the road. I keep a rock hammer in my car.”

Rocks Car Narrative Fascinated Packs Rats Hammers Collectors Geology

Author:Marianne Wiggins

“My first real writing job was at 'Rolling Stone,' so I wrote about rock-and-roll and politics and the like. At the time, I really didn't know what I wanted to write, and I did a bunch of investigative journalism.”

Knows Writing Firsts Real Wanted Jobs Rocks Stones Bunch Journalism Rolling Rock And Roll Rolling Stones Investigative Journalism

Author:Tim Cahill

“I've never believed in so much as I do the BVB Army. Rock and Roll is my religion. And Rock and Roll is back. I love all of you outcast.”

Rocks Army Rock And Roll Outcast Bvb

Author:Jinxx

“I'm more than happy to say that I am a part of the return of Rock n' Roll.And that what we have to say means so much to these amazing people.”

People Mean Rocks Return Rock N Roll Amazing People Bvb

Author:Jinxx

“Adam Ezra writes with the heart of a troubadour and sings like a rock star. He is truely a fresh voice in singer/songwriter scene.”

Writing Heart Stars Voice Rocks Scene Singers Adam Songwriters Rock Star Singer Songwriters Troubadours

Author:Catie Curtis

“I loved hard-rock bands, and I loved songwriters who told stories.”

Hard Stories Rocks Band Songwriters Rock Bands Hard Rock

Author:Art Alexakis

“I like reading, writing, hiking, camping, free running, surfing, rock climbing, long boarding, and so much more.”

Writing Long Running Reading Rocks Climbing Hiking Surfing Camping Rock Climbing Reading Writing

Author:Nolan Gould

“If I go without rock for too long, I feel depressed.”

Ifs Feels Long Rocks

Author:Jello Biafra

“There's always gonna be rock n' roll bands, there's always gonna be kids that love rock n' roll records, and there will always be rock n' roll.”

Kids Records Rocks Band Rock N Roll

Author:Dave Grohl

“It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)”

Ifs Way Long Rocks Rock N Roll Long Way

Author:Lucinda Williams

“I think that the best rock n' roll is about the spirit of being young, the feeling of being 16 and getting crazy with your friends and going out to a show and just that whole feeling.”

Thinking Whole Shows Feelings Young Spirit Crazy Rocks Rock N Roll Going Out

Author:Sebastian Bach

“It is incredible to me that my Twitter feed is a source of 'news' for every rock news outlet around the world.”

World Rocks Source News Incredibles Around The World Outlets

Author: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.'”

Ifs Different Done Girl Rocks Areas Towns Clubs Different Things Malls Gilmore Girls Skid Row

Author:Sebastian Bach

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