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Rocks Quotes by Pete Townshend
- Punk rock was the tsunami that threatened to drown us all in 1977.
- If it screams truth rather than help, if it commits itself with a courage that it can't be sure it really has, if it stands…
- I believe rock can do anything, it's the ultimate vehicle for everything
- The problem for me, still today, is that I write purely with one dramatic structure and that is the rite of passage. I'm not really…
- Rock music is important to people , because it allows them to escape this crazy world. It allows them not to run away from the…
- I felt that the elegance of pop music was that it was reflective: we were holding up a mirror to our audience and reflecting them…
- It wasn't just about flashing lights and pinball machines blowing up and things like that. It was about using encores, bringing back the good songs…
- Rock 'n' Roll might not solve your problems, but it does let you dance all over them
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- A lot of punk rock is not going to be in the mainstream. It's below the radar. The beauty of it is… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- Geologists have a saying - rocks remember. — Neil Armstrong
- I don't understand the mentality of a rock fan, being obsessed with two or three songs from 25 years ago. I'm not… — Sebastian Bach
- America gets rock stars a little more than Canada does. — Sebastian Bach
- Maybe if they start playing new rock bands videos, then maybe but there is no point in a guy like me spending… — Sebastian Bach
- I've made three studio albums and one live one with my brother. It's melodic singer-songwriter acoustic-rock music. — Kevin Bacon
- Or like in the early 70's when we had the reaction against acid rock and all the fuzz tone, and feedback, and… — Lester Bangs
- I don't see the point of photographing trees or rocks because they're there and anyone can photograph them if they're prepared to… — David Bailey