Enemy Quote by Matt Tong

As me being somebody that makes arguably nostalgic music, I cannot stand when somebody tries to make old music just to sound old.

— Adrian Younge

It's rooted in things that maybe older people or people my age remember as being rock music. But at the same time, I don't…

— Jeff Tweedy

When rock came along the lyrics and melodies became less important and it bothered me to think that perhaps they might not regain the…

— Dinah Shore

I hate most of what constitutes rock music, which is basically middle-aged crap.

— Sting

There's so much nostalgia for music from the past.

— Jens Lekman

Rock music is a funny thing: You can actually take it too far sometimes, and then it's not rock music anymore - it's something…

— Joe Satriani

When alternative music - which is supposed to be the standard-bearer of where white rock is headed - becomes either too cute or too…

— Billy Corgan

I just think there's an awful part of rock-'n-roll music where people kind of pretend they're young all their lives, you know? And they…

— Jason Pierce

There's such an energy and emotion to rock music, which is a lot of the reason I go back to '60s and '70s bands…

— Jim Root

People have been saying rock is dead for years, but the reality is that it just falls out of favor with pop culture from…

— Myles Kennedy

I don't think the music that I do is nostalgic in any way; I don't think about going back to nice, old-fashioned music. I'm…

— Imelda May

Rock music has always embraced - and even represented - rebellion, rowdiness, and a robust disdain for social decorum. But along with more classical…

— Elizabeth Flock