Jazz Quote by Adrian Mitchell

I always wrote like rock 'n' roll. And I always listen to rock 'n' roll as poetry.

— Patti Smith

I came into music because I thought the presentation of poetry wasn't vibrant enough. So I merged improvised poetry with basic rock chords.

— Patti Smith

I always did poetry, and [rap music is] pretty much hip-hop melody with poems.

— Tiffany Foxx

I've always been a fan of poetry. I grew up with Lawrence Ferlinghetti and the Beat poets. I really followed that stuff for a…

— Ric Ocasek

I love blues, mellow rock 'n' roll.

— Rande Gerber

I never considered myself part of rock 'n' roll. My stuff was more adult. It was more difficult for teenagers to relate to; my…

— Ray Charles

When I started rhyming, my favorite rhythms were from John Coltrane and some of the things he did on sax. And certain rhythms that…

— Rakim

Poetry itself is music. I'm just lucky that I can convert it into music.

— Benjamin Clementine

For guitar players especially, blues is the foundation of rock and roll. You take country music and rock and roll and jazz and you…

— Steve Miller

Some of the old folk singers used to phrase things in an interesting way, and then, I got my style from seeing a lot…

— Bob Dylan

The music I really like to get off on is the old rhythm 'n' blues and rock 'n' roll stuff... that's what I really…

— Van Morrison

I love good rock'n'roll, blues and jazz, gospel, and a little reggae.

— Jerry Hall