Ifs Quote by Louis Armstrong

Rock and roll ain't nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat.

— Keith Richards

I was never that big a rock-and-roll, rock guy. I really preferred jazz, you know, that kind of thing.

— Robert Barry

Whether you like punk, grunge, or early rock and roll, there's probably something in there you've been living with your whole life and you…

— Gregory Porter

I'd rather play jazz, I hate rock and roll.

— Ginger Baker

Rock music was the death of jazz in a way. I know there's a bunch of people who say jazz isn't dead, but I…

— Jamie Hince

As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be Jazz.

— Lee Konitz

I never liked jazz or anything else. Early rock n' roll - that was music to me. Everything else was boring.

— Lemmy

Jazz came out of New Orleans, and that was the forerunner of everything. You mix jazz with European rhythms, and that's rock n' roll,…

— The Edge

As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be some jazz.

— Lee Konitz

Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking.

— Nina Simone

It's sort of what jazz would be if it stopped being snobby and what rock would be if it stopped being stupid.

— Andy Partridge

Rock and roll is a misconception. It should no longer be a term for music.

— Debbie Harry