Artist Quote by Patti Smith

I have no regrets, though I was the first artist to stylize the national anthem, and I got a lot of protests for it.…

— Jose Feliciano

I regret that I have only one life to give for rock 'n roll!

— Mr McGree Rock 'n Roll Highschool

I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in,…

— Eddie Van Halen

My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I'm conscious of the fact that artists…

— Shakira

As a songwriter, I have a duty to keep my heart on my sleeve because no one else will tell that story.

— Griff

But I'm a rock 'n' roll singer; that's my livelihood, my occupation.

— Little Richard

I think inside every rock journalist, there's somebody who wishes they had the courage to live the life that they're not, and that they're…

— Glen Hansard

I sat down one night and wrote the line rock, rock, rock everybody.

— Bill Haley

I probably wouldn't be a songwriter if I didn't grow up the way I did. It was difficult and it was at times very…

— Ray LaMontagne

I never considered myself part of rock 'n' roll. My stuff was more adult. It was more difficult for teenagers to relate to; my…

— Ray Charles

I didn't mean to be a songwriter; I just was writing for fun, you have all day to do it. I was homeless so…

— Jewel

I know some artists who write every day, and for a while, I felt really guilty that I didn't.

— Maggie Rogers