Allowed Quote by Cody Simpson

When I got out of high school, I was in a blues band. It was the kind of music I was interested in, and…

— Todd Rundgren

I always wanted to get into rock music so I could cover up my real personality, change my voice, and create a false self…

— Ariel Pink

I was into Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, the blues.

— Jeff Gutt

I got into the soul music, but I wanted to rock. I was a rocker.

— Clarence Clemons

I wanted to be in a rock band. That's all I ever wanted to do.

— Cree Summer

Growing up, I was listening to a lot of Metallica, a lot of instrumental guitar music because I started out as a guitar player.

— Ludwig Goransson

When I did my rock band, I pined for a more soulful sound. I wanted music that was very melodic and blues-based.

— Corinne Bailey Rae

I heard the Beatles and the Stones, and Mom bought me an electric guitar. I played lead for four years and then switched to…

— Glenn Hughes

I was in bands, like everyone else, when I was 16, 17; I was a little skater listening to Dead Kennedy's and Steel Pole…

— Bonobo

Rock was my thing. It influences me and moves me, and it's music that gives me ideas or wings to fly and to make…

— Jean-Marc Vallee

I'm lucky to have had the opportunity to perform with bands that have influenced me as a musician over the years.

— Joey Jordison

My musical background is like almost every non classical musician in the world. One day a special record was heard and that was it.…

— Kevin Johnson