Century Quote by Phil Collins

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

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

There's no doubt that prog rock has an image problem: many musicians hate the label, and too many people associate it with 10-minute drum…

— Gavin Esler

Let me say it up front: I don't like bad hair or capes. I'm not into witches, warlocks or elves. I would never try…

— Gavin Esler

Good rock music always tends to be around.

— Dave Davies

I think that prog rock is the science fiction of music. Science fiction speculates on what the future might be and look like and…

— William Shatner

Prog-rock and concept records and some ambitious projects were kind of anathema post-punk. They were destroyed with the advent of punk rock. You don't…

— Colin Meloy

The spirit of rock 'n' roll is alive and well. It kind of just needs to be cultivated a little bit.

— Kid Rock

For me, the best rock is not what you play - it's what you're not playing.

— John Lydon

Rock's so good to me. Rock is my child and my grandfather.

— Chuck Berry

It's silly to me to not be positive about rock advancing and growing. Really, we just want rock n' roll to be mainstream.

— John Gourley