Song Quotes by Ad-Rock

14 Song quotes by Ad-Rock

When it comes to music, Ad-Rock has a knack for distilling big ideas into bite‑size reflections. This handful of fourteen quotes gives you a quick glimpse of his perspective on songs, rhythm, and the moments that stick in our heads.

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The Beatles are great for everybody - they write the songs that made the whole world sing.

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I wonder what it would have been like if I could actually sing.

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I make a little music every day just because it's fun.

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Our music is weird. It's not pop. I don't know why so many people buy our records.

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We never thought we were musicians. We just thought we were in a band.

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Of course, if you're gonna make a rap song, you're gonna want to sound like Melle Mel.

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Listening to the radio makes you hate every song.

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I know that when I get down or feel alone or depressed, I make music, and it makes me happy.

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I don't know why we sold a lot of records or why so many people came to see us. Like 'Sabotage' -…

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That's what real punk is about - doing it yourself and building a community where people share ideas and share creativity.

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Me and my two best friends went to see the Ramones in 1979, and two weeks later, I was like, 'We're starting…

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As a band, we always took a really long time to make records, so unfortunately, we got into that habit of, like,…

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If I could sing, that would be cool. But I can't. I mean, I physically can, but I'm awful. It's weird to…

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There's songs you listen to at really heavy times, and you associate those songs with being depressed. 'English Rose' by The Jam,…

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I grew up - my dad, every time I was with my dad, he was always - not always, but he wrote. He's a…

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The tapes we were making would jump around with different styles, just quick parts of different songs. Hip-hop to jazz to funk to whatever…

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Mike is the craziest person. He's scattered; he's all over the place. When you hold him down and tell him, 'This is what you're…

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When I was in a couple of movies in the '80s, I was winging it.

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If any fantastic filmmakers want to offer me roles, I'll consider it!

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We got very lucky. We were successful, but if we weren't, I don't know what I would have done.

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Some of the stuff that I say on 'License to Ill,' I say some real dumb stuff.

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Everybody wants to be a rapper - even country musicians.

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I support women-run business.

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I've fallen to make people laugh. Often.

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Since high school, I was in this band. And you know, it's one thing when you're in a band in high school, but then…

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