Genius Quote by Gavin Esler

I grew up with British rock.

— Bryan Adams

Rock seems a little bit redundant now because it really is what country is. It's the voice of America and rock 'n' roll used…

— John Waite

I have been long associated with British music. I have favoured it as my alternate music next to American.

— Leonard Slatkin

It's perhaps easier to say what prog rock isn't than what it is: it's not three-minute pop songs, it's not straightforward rock, metal, blues…

— Gavin Esler

To me, prog-rock is ELP. And for me personally, that stuff is really boring.

— Cedric Bixler-Zavala

I hated prog rock; to me, it was the ultimate expression of a bloated sense of self-importance and mindless self-indulgence.

— Eric Carmen

Prog rock, with a little good taste, is ok. I tried to bring some of it into this century, I guess.

— Phil Collins

Rock is gut level and it just gets to people. I think there's far too much emphasis on intellectualization, especially in rock 'n' roll…

— Van Morrison

We are all proud to be British. But we also feel more local and regional allegiances.

— Chuka Umunna

In England, rock music very rarely infiltrates the charts, but country music even less so.

— Joe Elliott

We're obviously a London band, and British at heart.

— Ted Dwane

We love pop and the U.K. specifically seems to embrace pop and it's so cool.

— Jessica Origliasso