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Look; being in this band, of course it would be great, yeah. But, I mean, I don't live and breathe every minute… — Charlotte Caffey Copy Share Image
The Greenpeace booth at all the rock and roll shows nowadays are akin to the old sorcerers who used to stand in… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
No one ever questions the disorder behind her tarantula LA glamour – sociopathy, narcissism – because it’s good rock and roll, good… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
You know that everyone thinks that in order to do South Park we must be wild, crazy, rock and roll stars. But… — Trey Parker Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, the people of my generation didn't want to be writers, they wanted to be rock stars. Rock… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
Rock and roll to the beat of the funk fuzz Wipe your feet really good on the rhythm rug If you feel… — Q-Tip Copy Share Image
The Beatles did everything long before anyone else. They weren't afraid to try things and to experiment with a lot of sounds.… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
I really don't feel the need to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because, at the end of the… — Alex Lifeson Copy Share Image
The idea of being a rock and roll musician sort of suited my talents and mentality. The freedom was great, but then… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I guess there's enough information out there to support that I'm a crazy, wild dude and rock and roll and this, that… — Kid Rock Copy Share Image
I think the '60s was a great time for music, especially for rock and roll. It was the era of The Beatles,… — Angus Young Copy Share Image
The Hall Of Fame thing, it's an American thing. We don't have that in England or Germany or Australia or Russia or… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
Yugoslavia was a kind of superpower. Great movies. Beautiful novels. Great rock-and-roll. We became a superpower in basketball. The problem is that… — Emir Kusturica Copy Share Image
I listened to classic rock and roll, and punk rock. 'Goon Squad' provides a pretty accurate playlist of my teenage years, though… — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
The music we made then was so amateurish, compared to the rest of mainstream pop or rock and roll. But what differentiated… — Kevin Ayers Copy Share Image
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There's no way I can compete with someone who can write rap or rock and roll. Nor do I wish to. But… — Elmer Bernstein Copy Share Image
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But its almost like church - were going to show up and preach the gospel of rock and roll. And its a… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
People who got on their feet and freaked about were called idiot dancers. and nobody wants to be called an idiot dancer.… — Steve Marriott Copy Share Image
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I did the whole rock and roll thing that's coming up. I think you're going to enjoy that! 'Burt Rocks', it's called.… — Garret Dillahunt Copy Share Image
A lot of festivals can be a jumble of electronic music and rock and roll, and everything's all mixed up - some… — Jenny O Copy Share Image
Most people are living lives of sort of survival. And constantly posing an existential crisis, either through fantasy or oblivion, really has… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
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I have absolutely no interest in rock and roll. I'm just being David Bowie. Mick Jagger is rock and roll. I mean,… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
I started out in this business in rock and roll bands and stumbled into drag. Drag just happened to be my vehicle… — RuPaul Copy Share Image
You really have to try and find a way to communicate [in the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp], to respect each other's… — Rob Halford Copy Share Image
You're in for a live band. That's really what I wanted; I wanted to put on a show for people where they… — King Princess Copy Share Image
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