--- title: "4 Rozz Williams Quotes - Famous Singer" description: "Rozz Williams was an American singer and songwriter known for his work with the bands Christian Death, Shadow Project, and the industrial project Premat..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rozz-williams-81576.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Rozz Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rozz-williams-81576.jpg) # Rozz Williams (1963–1998) Singer United States **4** quotes in **53** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Rozz Williams was a singer from the United States. ## Quick Facts About Rozz Williams Born November 6, 1963 Died April 1, 1998 Nationality United States Profession Singer ## About Rozz Williams Rozz Williams was an American singer and songwriter known for his work with the bands Christian Death, Shadow Project, and the industrial project Premature Ejaculation. Christian Death is cited by some as a pioneer of the American gothic rock scene as well as deathrock, and is considered to be one of the most influential figures of the scene. However, Williams disliked the "goth" label and actively worked to shed it during the 1980s and 1990s by focusing on punk rock, hard rock, cabaret, and spoken word music. Williams was also involved with his groups Daucus Karota, Heltir, EXP, Bloodflag, and his own version of Christian Death, along with recording a handful of solo albums. In addition to music, Williams was also an avid painter, poet, and collage artist. ## Quotes by Rozz Williams > [ I was always interested in music, I felt it was time to do it, coming out of the punk scene \[1979\]. I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rozz-williams/i-was-always-interested-in-music-i-felt-it-was-time-to-do-it-coming/) [Rozz Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rozz-williams/) [Coming out](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coming-out/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a8/rozz-williams-69290_coming-out_i-was-always-interested-in-music-i-felt_198807.jpg) > [I think I began getting really influenced by that whole punk scene around the age of 13 or 14-I went through that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rozz-williams/i-think-i-began-getting-really-influenced-by-that-whole-punk-scene/) [Rozz Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rozz-williams/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50c/rozz-williams-69290_age_i-think-i-began-getting-really-influence_541197.jpg) > [Yes, actually I was pretty amazed by the amount of stuff my parents put up with while I was living in their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rozz-williams/yes-actually-i-was-pretty-amazed-by-the-amount-of-stuff-my-parents/) [Rozz Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rozz-williams/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef8/rozz-williams-69290_age_yes-actually-i-was-pretty-amazed-by-the_1567784.jpg) > [But I don't think anybody with any self-respect would admit to being Goth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rozz-williams/but-i-don-t-think-anybody-with-any-self-respect-would-admit-to-being/) [Rozz Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rozz-williams/) [Goth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a13/rozz-williams-69290_goth_but-i-don-t-think-anybody-with-any-self_2136688.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rozz-williams/#itemlist", "name": "Rozz Williams Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was always interested in music, I felt it was time to do it, coming out of the punk scene [1979]. 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