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title: "7 Writing Rock Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Writing Rock quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Writing Rock sayings and thoughts."
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> [I've always believed that there's an amazing number of things you can do through a rock'n'roll song and that you can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-reed/i-ve-always-believed-that-there-s-an-amazing-number-of-things-you-can/)

[Lou Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-reed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/lou-reed-1654_always-believe_i-ve-always-believed-that-there-s-an-ama_281211.jpg)

> [Rock 'n' roll is an attitude, it's not a musical form of a strict sort. It's a way of doing things, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bangs/rock-n-roll-is-an-attitude-it-s-not-a-musical-form-of-a-strict-sort/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/lester-bangs-9750_attitude_rock-n-roll-is-an-attitude-it-s-not-a-mu_994110.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)

> [I tried to stick with what I knew best, which is writing rock n' roll songs and melodies. I am as passionate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cherone/i-tried-to-stick-with-what-i-knew-best-which-is-writing-rock-n-roll/)

[Gary Cherone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cherone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/gary-cherone-19615_melody_i-tried-to-stick-with-what-i-knew-best-w_1168106.png)

> [I had the idea to spend the year off in 2008 and start writing a rock album. I wanted to do something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/i-had-the-idea-to-spend-the-year-off-in-2008-and-start-writing-a-rock/)

[Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/floor-jansen-9670_be-nice_i-had-the-idea-to-spend-the-year-off-in_2197345.jpg)

> [Writing is the rock on which everything is built.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/writing-is-the-rock-on-which-everything-is-built/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20d/dan-rather-2779_built_writing-is-the-rock-on-which-everything_2991507.png)

> [I don't find writing for the theater that different from writing a rock song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bryan/i-don-t-find-writing-for-the-theater-that-different-from-writing-a/)

[David Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bryan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaa/david-bryan-8260_find_i-don-t-find-writing-for-the-theater-tha_3111625.jpg)

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