“Those people out there like good music. They don't stop and ask themselves, 'Is it country or rock and roll?' If they like it, they will tell you.” PeopleIfsCountryAsksRocksRock And Roll Author:Willie Nelson
“I just got into it like a lot of people through the rock 'n' roll bands in the late '60s that turned to country music, like The Byrds and Buffalo Springfield, but particularly through The Byrds because of Gram Parsons, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman (with their 1968 album Sweetheart of the Rodeo). They kind of introduced English kids to Merle Haggard and George Jones and the Louvins (brothers Charlie and Ira).” PeopleKindCountryKidsRocksBrotherBandLateAlbumsRock N RollCharlieRogerSweetheartBuffaloIraRodeoHaggardGeorge Jones Author:Elvis Costello
“There are lots of things that I will probably never experience in this life. Military combat. Being dictator of a small central American country. Dunking a basketball. Being a famous rock star. Or walking on Mars. But one thing I have been, and will always be, is an entrepreneur.” Has BeensCountryStarsOne ThingRocksMilitaryWalkingBasketballEntrepreneurThis LifeCombatDictatorMarsRock StarDunking Author:Michael Arrington
“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
“San Francisco, America's B-movie imitation of Paris. San Francisco, the city that ruined punk rock. San Francisco, the most intolerant place in the country.” CountryAmericaCitiesRocksParisPunkImitationRuinedSan FranciscoPunk Rock Author:Jim Goad
“I saw the Ramones, early on at a country-rock palace in Denver. They were opening for some record-company band, so the local music establishment, and I emphasize the word "establishment," was there in force, and the handful of us who knew the Ramones were up in front. And half the fun was, you know, not only were the Ramones the most powerful band I had ever seen at that point, but they made it look so simple - that anyone could do it, hell, even I could do it. This is what I should be doing.” KnowsShouldLooksMadeCountryFunForceSimplePowerfulHalfCompanyHellRecordsSawsRocksFrontsBandLocalsOpeningMade ItMost PowerfulEstablishmentHandfulPalacesRecord CompaniesDenverRamones Author:Jello Biafra
“I got out of that immediately was that now, all of a sudden, rock music had become a spectator sport, that corporate labels and their bands were the new establishment, and punk was there to fight them the way the activist hippies must have fought what the establishment must have been ten years before. And it was interesting to see the reactions in different parts of the country.” WayYearsHas BeensDifferentCountryFightingSportsInterestingRocksBandTenReactionsLabelsCorporateActivistEstablishmentPunkSpectatorsHippieRock Music Author:Jello Biafra
“I wanna show that gospel, country, blues, rhythm and blues, jazz, rock 'n' roll are all just really one thing. Those are the American music and that is the American culture.” CountryShowsCultureOne ThingRocksJazzRhythmRock N RollAmerican CultureAmerican MusicRhythm And Blues Author:Etta James
“The only problem was I needed to use my own group, and things didn't happen until I did. It wasn't a real country sound, what I did. I've listened to it, and I think it was more a west coast rock thing, you know? But it fit. It was country, but it was my own interpretation of country.” ThinkingKnowsRealCountryUseProblemHappensSoundMy OwnGroupsRocksNeededFitWestInterpretationCoastWest Coast Author:Waylon Jennings
“Caitlin Cary and I were always talking about X when we talked about whiskeytown, before it became an actual band. We like the concept of there being no real front person in X, yet this kind of switch up of vocals and really their sheer power, and their ability to sort of bastardise punk rock and midwetsren rock and even country into their own sound.” KindPersonsRealCountrySoundAbilityTalkingRocksFrontsBandConceptsPunkSheerVocalPunk Rock Author:Ryan Adams
“I remember when I was first starting out in the late 50's, and everybody at that time said rock 'n roll was gonna die. I was 15 years old when I started, and I certainly didn't believe that was true. I thought anything that feels this good and makes me want to tap my foot like this can't be a passing fad like everybody says. Of course, they were wrong, and here we are in the 90's and it's alive and well, and getting programmed all over the country, and really all over the world. So it's been a great journey.” WorldWantFeelsYearsFirstsBelieveWellsSaidCountryRememberDiesCoursesAliveJourneyFeetRocksLateStartingPassingPassingsRock N RollRemember WhenFadsStarting OutGreat Journeys Author:Bobby Vee
“I have always loved rock music. But I have played country music since my senior year in high school. That's where my heart is. I try to keep up with the rock world as much as I can.” WorldTryingYearsHeartI CanCountrySchoolRocksMy HeartHigh SchoolSeniorRock MusicSenior Year Author:Tracy Byrd
“The road is a fun place, and it's a great place to get out there and explore the country. But as far as the road life with the 'rock n' roll temptations,' there's not much of that with me.” CountryFunRocksTemptationRock N RollRoad Life Author:Scotty McCreery
“I grew up listening to all kinds of music, everything from country to rock, pop, R&B and even rap, so for me, music is music and a great song is a great song.” KindCountrySongRocksListeningGrewGrew UpMusic IsPopsRapAll Kinds Author:Jason Aldean
“Everything changes in every genre, whether it's pop, rock or country.” CountryRocksPopsGenreThings Change Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter
“The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.” KnowsWorldWayCountryWholeRocksPoliticianBlueJazzWhole WorldOur CountryRock N RollRock And RollJeansBetter WaysAirlineWorld LoveAmerican MovieBlue Jeans Author:Billy Joel
“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
“In country and R&B, there's much more of that division between writers and performers, and that's where you see more of those [crossover] songs, but you don't get a lot of that coming out of the more pop and rock side of things.” CountrySongSidesRocksPopsDivisionPerformersComing OutCrossover Author:Alan Light
“My influences are jazz, blues, European classical music; they are rock music and pop music. So many kinds of music. World music from different countries like India and China. I think that would be a shame not to take advantage and do something... not unique, because I don't have this pretension.” ThinkingWorldKindDifferentCountryWould BeInfluenceRocksUniqueAdvantageIndiaShameJazzChinaPopsClassical MusicPop MusicRock MusicPretensionDifferent CountriesWorld Music Author:Rokia Traore
“There are guys in country music who are wizards on the guitar. If you're a country fan, you're used to it. But as a rock guitar player, you listen.” IfsCountryUsedGuyPlayerFansRocksGuitarWizardsGuitar Player Author:Joe Perry
“I'm going to try to do as many styles as I can. A salsa number, rock and roll, country.... I've talked to a million people about it. Obviously, I'd love Prince to do it. I'm sure he'll produce the whole album for me.” PeopleTryingI CanCountryWholeNumbersMillionsRocksStyleProduceAlbumsRock And RollSalsa Author:Paul Reubens