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Quotes About Rock

The stony soil of our heart, the rock foundation of our corrupt human nature, need not, therefore, be the basis for judgment upon us. It can be sprinkled with the blood of Jesus, just as the hill of Golgotha was when drops of blood fell upon it and it was transformed from a place of execution to the Rock of Atonement.
~ Bo Giertz
This is what he says: "I am the beginning and the end. I am the only God. 7Who is a god like me? That god should come and prove it. Let him tell and explain all that has happened since I set up my ancient people. He should also tell what will happen in the future. 8Don't be afraid! Don't worry! I have always told you what will happen. You are my witnesses. There is no other God but me. I know of no other Rock; I am the only One.
~ Bobbie Wolgemuth
Pop music often tells you everything is OK, while rock music tells you that it's not OK, but you can change it.
~ Bono
There is shadow under this red rock // (Come in under the shadow of this red rock) // And I will show you something different from either // Your shadow at morning striding behind you // Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you // I will show you fear in a handful of dust.
~ T.S. Eliot
Silence! and preserve respectful distance. For I perceive approaching The Rock. Who will perhaps answer our doubtings. The Rock. The Watcher. The Stranger. He who has seen what has happened And who sees what is to happen. The Witness. The Critic. The Stranger. The God-shaken, in whom is the truth inborn.
~ T.S. Eliot
He turned up the car radio and punched buttons until he found something loud and thumpingly exultant, some piece of jolly stupidity from AC/DC.
~ Tad Williams
danced like a goat with a rock stuck in its ass.
~ Junot Diaz
Ozzy Osbourne is one of my favorite interviews, he's so good.
~ Jim Norton
'We Will Rock You' we didn't think was a single. We almost saw it like an introduction to 'We Are the Champions,' which is a more classic, very grand song.
~ Roger Taylor
What is very interesting when talking about electronic music is that - I would say that rock and roll is called the ethnic music born in America that invaded the world. Electronic music is certainly kind of ethnic music born in countries like Germany and France that has invaded the world.
~ Jean-Michel Jarre
In Ireland, it's been like U2 and The Cranberries, which is rock, but you know they're Irish.
~ Caroline Corr
My biggest inspiration was always early Iron Maiden, because it was the only band I knew for some time, and, as we all know, Iron Maiden is great.
~ Varg Vikernes
When I was younger, and Iron Maiden and Def Leppard and all that stuff was coming out, I was learning all those songs and trying to play guitar and develop my chops. I was a big fan.
~ John Petrucci
I have a feeling there were many, many successful rock duos that just didn't get attention. That's the fault of the rock press. They are always playing up controversy, scandal, aggravation, and irritation.
~ Walter Becker
I'm from Italy, but when I'm in L.A., I dress a little bit rock and roll.
~ Chiara Ferragni
The thing about rock & roll, and the black leather biker jacket - it automatically creates an idea about what that person might be about, about their musical taste or their attitude.
~ Rob Halford
The other bands are just as bad, but we go to jail more.
~ Ronnie Van Zant
I was on the pro-Nirvana, anti-Pearl Jam bandwagon.
~ Scott Weiland
I love jam bands, but I still like a three-and-a-half-minute rock song.
~ Darius Rucker
I write contemporary rock with Jane's. And I also write house music with people like Kascade.
~ Perry Farrell
I was in band that played mostly covers for a while, and the bands that we would cover were, like, the alternative rock bands of that day: we did a Jane's Addiction song and a Faith No More song. All the kind of alternative radio of that time, the late '80s, basically.
~ Jason Mantzoukas
It's a big deal when you play in a rock band and you conquer Japan. You know, it's a big deal.
~ Johnny Colt
I never liked jazz or anything else. Early rock n' roll - that was music to me. Everything else was boring.
~ Lemmy
I never liked blues and I really didn't like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry.
~ Johnny Ramone