Any Quote by Neil Innes Download Open image “We weren't by any means like the Grateful Dead or something, who could just roll on and on and on.” — Neil Innes ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Any Could Dead Grateful Grateful dead Just Like Means Roll Something Were Who
But we weren't a phenomenon like the Beatles or Elvis Presley or the Rolling Stones: We were only as good as our last hit.… — Bob Gaudio Copy Share Image
We didn't go for music that sounded like blues, or jazz, or rock, or Led Zeppelin, or Rolling Stones. We didn't want to be… — Michael Giles Copy Share Image
The Grateful Dead were an influence on our music but they weren't by a long shot the biggest influence. — Jon Fishman Copy Share Image
In the beginning, we were a real good, straight rock 'n' roll band. We were writing quality tunes. — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
I mean people have compared us to like the Grateful Dead and all these like psychedelic sixties bands. — Jon Fishman Copy Share Image
When we came along in 1982, music was getting boring - like 1976 when punk hadn't happened. We wanted to be rock 'n' roll.… — Shaun Ryder Copy Share Image
A lot of people gave up on us, but we kept kicking and making music. — Brian Littrell Copy Share Image
We came out right in the middle of the hard-rock period... it was hard-rock everywhere! But we were ready to make our music, you… — Karen Carpenter Copy Share Image
We came out right in the middle of the hard-rock period... it was hard-rock everywhere! But we were ready to make our music, you… — Karen Carpenter Copy Share Image
But Dennis was a really solid musician, and we really needed somebody who could play bass like him. — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
As I said, when we needed to move over to rock'n'roll, Sam and Vernon couldn't quite make the shift. So that's when Larry took… — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
Eric Clapton always wanted to come out onstage with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder. — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
I suppose Roger [Ruskin Spear] had the license to do anything that fitted the venue. — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
In fact, Moon came on tour with us for a bit just before a big festival in Brighton, I think. — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
I suppose we all loved those kind of sci-fi movies where terrible things came out of swamps and came to Mars. And there's usually… — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
But we used to go to flea markets and things, and look for old 78 records that had silly song titles. — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
It was just us lampooning our own peer group, saying, well hey, where did this stuff come from? And where does British guys get… — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
At the very beginning, I was a page at Letterman, and I freelanced for any place that would let me write any word. I… — Ben Schwartz Copy Share Image
If we accept being talked to any kind of a way, then we are telling ourselves we are not quite worth the best. And… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
A lot of people have been saying 'The 100' reminds them of 'Lord Of The Flies,' 'Lost' and 'Battlestar Galactica,' and all of those… — Marie Avgeropoulos Copy Share Image
I have never been in, nor have I had any strong particular desire to be in, what is termed a costume drama, but I… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
We were so poor as kids. I didn't even see a bathtub, running water, hot water, commode - we didn't have any of that.… — Phil Robertson Copy Share Image
Hard work and a good education will take you further than any government program. — Aaron Schock Copy Share Image
Anyone who's read my 'Terror in the Skies' series knows that I have not been writing with an eye toward approval from any government… — Annie Jacobsen Copy Share Image
The system in Germany is different, as you sign up with a company for two or three years, and you work exclusively with them;… — Tom Wlaschiha Copy Share Image
I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image