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> [I look around me and I don’t see any rock’n’roll at the moment. Instead it’s all choreography and stylists and wigs and stuff. It’s like they’re afraid to let the music breathe. No one has their own identity like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/i-look-around-me-and-i-don-t-see-any-rock-n-roll-at-the-moment/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

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## More by Ronnie Spector

> [Stage performing is a dying art form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/stage-performing-is-a-dying-art-form/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

> [But I don't really like to discuss Phil anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/but-i-don-t-really-like-to-discuss-phil-anymore/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

> [The people need to feel the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/the-people-need-to-feel-the-music/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

> [The people need to feel the music. That's what's so important, and that's what is missing. You have to let the audience feel you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/the-people-need-to-feel-the-music-that-s-what-s-so-important-and-that/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

> [I see the Ricky Martin thing, and everything is like, just packaged for this moment. Where are they going to be 10 years, 20…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/i-see-the-ricky-martin-thing-and-everything-is-like-just-packaged-for/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

> [Back 20 years ago, I was recording with Bruce Springsteen, and his producer called me and said I had to be in the studio…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/back-20-years-ago-i-was-recording-with-bruce-springsteen-and-his/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

> [So don't get me wrong, I love my songs, and I still love hearing them. That's history, baby.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/so-don-t-get-me-wrong-i-love-my-songs-and-i-still-love-hearing-them/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

> [Every act I see, their whole act is choreographed. I'm sick of seeing these dancers. The only reason they have them is they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/every-act-i-see-their-whole-act-is-choreographed-i-m-sick-of-seeing/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

> [No one has their own identity like the Ronettes did back in the day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/no-one-has-their-own-identity-like-the-ronettes-did-back-in-the-day/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

> [From that first meeting, I totally loved working with Joey, it was a real collaboration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/from-that-first-meeting-i-totally-loved-working-with-joey-it-was-a/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

> [My honeymoon night was spent on the floor in the bathroom with my mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/my-honeymoon-night-was-spent-on-the-floor-in-the-bathroom-with-my/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

> [Kill Rock Stars allowed me to put out a real genuine rock 'n' roll record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/kill-rock-stars-allowed-me-to-put-out-a-real-genuine-rock-n-roll/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

> [We had the skirts with the slits up the side, sort of tough, sort of Spanish Harlem cool, but sweet too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/we-had-the-skirts-with-the-slits-up-the-side-sort-of-tough-sort-of/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

> [I have three adopted children with Phil, and for years I was fighting in court with him over being able to see my kids.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/i-have-three-adopted-children-with-phil-and-for-years-i-was-fighting/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

> [I just want to get on stage and sing and be happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-spector/i-just-want-to-get-on-stage-and-sing-and-be-happy/)

[Ronnie Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-spector/)

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