Quotes About Rock

I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the forces of Hades will not overpower it. Matthew 16:18

For more than 15 years, Mogwai has built a reputation on its monstrous ambitions for rock music.

Initially, electronic music was anti-establishment, as punk rock and rock n' roll were. The music was shut down; the police were against the parties.

I just liked music, and I really liked rock guitar. I didn't think I was going to be a rock guitar player, because I was a girl. I would've been too shy to play with guys.

We've never been shy to admit that Metallica is a huge influence in our lives and on our music.

I was really sick of bands just ignoring the audience as a posture in rock music. And I think we fed off each other in terms of trying to engage the audience, not in a hammy way, but actually trying to be aware of the space that you are playing in and trying to connect in some way through the music.

Being on Ozzfest has been a great way for us to break out and show metal fans that we have a heavy side.

One of the signature things about Heart was the acoustic guitar in a rock format, which you didn't hear that often.

I play mostly Gibsons. In fact, they have just given me a signature guitar.

We got our first significant pieces of press in the 'New York Rocker' from early gigs at CBGB.

In terms of rock and roll, I'm often drawn to louder, rougher stuff; maybe that's my history as a punk rock wannabee showing itself! Honestly, though, I'm not one of those people who listens to music constantly. I really love silence.

I asked for a piano in the TARDIS, but it hasn't happened. I'd love to see the Doctor rock up and play, but it'd have to be done in an inventive and silly way.

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

My sister's journal was the romantic one with boys, and mine was talking about my rock tumbler. We were so different and so similar.

For me, it's more about keeping it simple with a rock and roll edge. It's all about accessorising.

I grew up in a family that was very musical, learned the blues and everything like that. And I became a little bit frustrated with the simplicity of rock n' roll and blues. I started listening to a lot of classical music - mainly Bach, Vivaldi.

A lot of the music I listen to is indie rock. It's not on the radio.

I listen to a lot of indie or rock music.

We came along at a time when people were really focused on music. We were part of the second generation of bands after all of those great 60's bands when rock was still in its' infancy.

Green Day was more of the influence than Blink.

I think you get a lot of influence from what your parents play around you. So I always loved country, R&B and rock.

It's definitely an influence, I mean how can you not say you are influenced to play rock.

My parents are kind of young, and my dad always listened to rock music and stuff like that, so I sort of grew up around that. As far as acting goes, I didn't really have any major influences because it wasn't really something that I focused on.

You don't have to play the blues to play rock 'n' roll, but that's where, somewhere along the line, your influences came from. I mean, I don't care where you got it from. If you got it from Eric Clapton, he got it from the blues.