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> [I want to show everyone what a good rock 'n' roll band we can be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/i-want-to-show-everyone-what-a-good-rock-n-roll-band-we-can-be/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/steve-porcaro-26072_band_i-want-to-show-everyone-what-a-good-rock_1174047.jpg)

> [I love good rock'n'roll, blues and jazz, gospel, and a little reggae.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-hall/i-love-good-rock-n-roll-blues-and-jazz-gospel-and-a-little-reggae/)

[Jerry Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-hall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a06/jerry-hall-16916_christianity_i-love-good-rock-n-roll-blues-and-jazz-g_3142741.jpg)

> [Good rock music always tends to be around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-davies/good-rock-music-always-tends-to-be-around/)

[Dave Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-davies/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cca/dave-davies-13808_music_good-rock-music-always-tends-to-be-aroun_835352.png)

> [Rock's so good to me. Rock is my child and my grandfather.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-berry/rock-s-so-good-to-me-rock-is-my-child-and-my-grandfather/)

[Chuck Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-berry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dda/chuck-berry-4519_child_rock-s-so-good-to-me-rock-is-my-child-an_61254.jpg)

> [But, you know, all good rock is easy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-love/but-you-know-all-good-rock-is-easy/)

[Courtney Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-love/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dc/courtney-love-2787_easy_but-you-know-all-good-rock-is-easy-33216_332166.jpg)

> [I have always believed that there is nothing greater than a life in rock n' roll - it has to be good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/atul-gawande/i-have-always-believed-that-there-is-nothing-greater-than-a-life-in/)

[Atul Gawande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/atul-gawande/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/atul-gawande-1871_always_i-have-always-believed-that-there-is-not_1495218.png)

> [Usually, my husband is a pretty good rock, a pretty good sounding board... He definitely brings a center of gravity into my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-smart/usually-my-husband-is-a-pretty-good-rock-a-pretty-good-sounding-board/)

[Elizabeth Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-smart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e6/elizabeth-smart-6994_good_usually-my-husband-is-a-pretty-good-rock_1644938.png)

> [“A good rock band is like a great lover. Their rhythms simultaneously jolt and calm you. They know when and where to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-leveen/a-good-rock-band-is-like-a-great-lover-their-rhythms-simultaneously/)

[Tom Leveen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-leveen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e43/tom-leveen-49993_lover_a-good-rock-band-is-like-a-great-lover-t_2423127.jpg)

> [There is always the working out of things, and you have to have sort of a gut response to it. And an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-summers/there-is-always-the-working-out-of-things-and-you-have-to-have-sort/)

[Andy Summers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-summers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/547/andy-summers-12789_aesthetic_there-is-always-the-working-out-of-thing_1968112.jpg)

> [Good rock 'n' roll is something that makes you feel alive. It's something that's human, and I think that most music today…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bangs/good-rock-n-roll-is-something-that-makes-you-feel-alive-it-s/)

[Lester Bangs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bangs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56d/lester-bangs-9750_alive_good-rock-n-roll-is-something-that-makes_1072780.jpg)

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