If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'. Votes: 4
John LennonYou can't have rock and roll without drugs, you can't have rock and roll without sex. Votes: 2
Rick JamesThe rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse. Votes: 2
Frank ZappaYou're singing a song about making love to your drummer, well gay guitar pickers don't turn me on. Votes: 2
Hank Williams, Jr.I don't know how much more expressive you can get than being a rock and roll singer. Votes: 1
Robert PlantRock and roll is a contact sport. I enjoy playing the tunes that really get the people going. Votes: 1
Richie SamboraYou see, rock and roll isn't a career or hobby - it's a life force. It's something very essential. Votes: 1
The EdgeIan Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only. Votes: 1
Ritchie BlackmoreRock'n'roll will never go away completely because it's so fundamentally attractive. Votes: 0
Alex TurnerI have no intention of dying young and being some stinking rock'n'roll person. Votes: 0
Courtney LoveJesse Stone did more to develop the basic rock-and-roll sound than anybody else. Votes: 0
Ahmet ErtegunRock'n'roll to me is a rebellion against the sterile pedestal culture of movies. Votes: 0
Juliette LewisYou can't kill rock and roll without a silver bullet because she's a werewolf. Votes: 0
Anthony LangstonEvery rock'n'roll band I know, guys with long hair and tattoos, plays golf now. Votes: 0
Alice CooperEveryone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll. Votes: 0
Keith RichardsI have always maintained that Iggy Pop is the Heavyweight Champion of Rock & Roll. Votes: 0
Henry RollinsClassical musicians go to the conservatories, rock´n roll musicians go to the garages. Votes: 0
Frank ZappaI love the classic trucker jacket as an icon of rock 'n' roll and rebellion. Votes: 0
Shepard FaireyI make a living playing rock n' roll. I'm not going to complain about anything. Votes: 0
Taylor HawkinsI guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order. Votes: 0
Sam KinisonRock and Roll is simply an attitude. You don't have to play the greatest guitar. Votes: 0
Johnny ThundersIn rock & roll heaven, there ARE drum solos, but only the drummers can hear them. Votes: 0
Lin BrehmerDick Clark really didn't make rock 'n roll safe for America, as many people think. Votes: 0
Annette FunicelloI don't know if it's possible to live the rock'n'roll lifestyle and still be romantic. Votes: 0
Adam LevineRock n' roll is about attitude and rebellion. It's supposed to be fun and spontaneous. Votes: 0
SlashPeter Townshend shows us it's all right to grow up. There is dignity after rock'n'roll. Votes: 0
StingI invented rock & roll. Jimi Hendrix was my guitar player. James Brown was my vocalist. Votes: 0
Little RichardJust because she's leaving, don't start believing, that your rock and roll days are gone. Votes: 0
Willie NelsonI thought everybody got into rock 'n' roll because they didn't want to follow instructions. Votes: 0
Mos DefI've finally tapped into that spirit of self-destruction that makes rock-n-roll the king of music! Votes: 0
HomerRock & roll is not so much a question of electric guitars as it is striped pants. Votes: 0
David Lee RothThe blues are real important. It's where most of the hard rock n' roll came from. Votes: 0
Izzy StradlinI know my ambitions are big, but you've got to have something after rock and roll. Votes: 0
Meredith BrooksI think I gravitate towards rock 'n' roll as a playground where I can say anything. Votes: 0
Ezra FurmanThat old rock and roll song, "looking for love in all the wrong places," it's true. Votes: 0
Robert EnglundI've always felt that blues, rock 'n' roll and country are just about a beat apart. Votes: 0
Waylon JenningsThe motto goes: Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll. I prefer: Love, Hugs and Hip-Hop Soul. Votes: 0
Daniel DumileI don't care what anybody says about Ringo. I cut my rock-n-roll teeth listening to him. Votes: 0
Don HenleyEverything theyâd been brought up not to do, they could do at a rock-and-roll show. Votes: 0
Keith RichardsYou know, you've got to be careful with how you educate your kids in rock'n'roll fashion. Votes: 0
Scott WeilandAustralia is so entrenched in rock n'roll and bands, and that's just the way Australia is. Votes: 0
Ricki-Lee CoulterRock & roll is dying. Itâs frightening to think about the music scene 20 years from now. Votes: 0
Kurt CobainIt's so glamorous, you have to see it." (describing the $92 million Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) Votes: 0
Aretha FranklinRock'n'roll has to be destroyed and rebuilt in my name if it's ever gonna accomplish anything. Votes: 0
GG AllinFrom 1958 to 1964, that's real rock n' roll. Then the Beatles hit and everyone sounded like them. Votes: 0
Wolfman JackIt is entirely possible to create something totally artificial within the realms of rock and roll. Votes: 0
David BowieElvis may have fueled rock & roll's imagery, but Chuck Berry was its heartbeat and original mindset. Votes: 0
Cub KodaI know your mama she don't like me, cause I play in a rock and roll band. Votes: 0
Bruce SpringsteenI never said I was the King Of Rock'n' Roll. I said simply that I'm the best Votes: 0
Jerry Lee LewisSo I will go as far as I can into rock and roll carrying my Christian banner. Votes: 0
Cliff RichardI'm just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for? Votes: 0
Eddie Van HalenBack in Chicago, all we cared about was rock 'n' roll and staying out of the army. Votes: 0
John BelushiI always wrote like rock 'n' roll. And I always listen to rock 'n' roll as poetry. Votes: 0
Patti SmithThe world that I come from is the world of raves, hip-hop clubs, and rock and roll. Votes: 0
MatisyahuRock 'n' Roll might not solve your problems, but it does let you dance all over them Votes: 0
Pete TownshendThere's a whole split personality thing of being a farm girl and a rock and roll girl. Votes: 0
Kate PiersonI've been playing rock and roll since I was 16 years old, and now I have a 16-year-old. Votes: 0
Billie Joe ArmstrongIt's better for me to play with guys because Rock 'n' Roll has such an aggressive attitude Votes: 0
Lita FordIt's better for me to play with guys because Rock 'n' Roll has such an aggressive attitude. Votes: 0
Lita FordWe just get up there and play rock-and-roll music, man. Everybody sweats and has a good time. Votes: 0
Bobby KeysOne thing about Texas people, they're very passionate about their Rock N' Roll, and I love it. Votes: 0
Steven AdlerI just know that, right now, ... the biggest record selling business there is is rock and roll. Votes: 0
Elvis PresleyHip-hop took some lessons from rock 'n' roll, and rock 'n' roll took some lessons from hip-hop. Votes: 0
Russell SimmonsRock & roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world, Votes: 0
Patrick CarneyRock and Roll has no beginning and no end for it is the very pulse of life itself. Votes: 0
Larry WilliamsIf you really want to annoy me, ask me when I'm going to retire from rock n' roll. Votes: 0
Bruce DickinsonRock and Roll has no beginning and no end for it is the very pulse of life itself. Votes: 0
Larry R. WilliamsThe purpose of rock n' roll is to convince girls to pay money to get close to you. Votes: 0
Richard HellI never went to rock concerts when I was a kid. I didn't see any rock & roll bands. Votes: 0
Dave GrohlI got my hush puppies on. I guess I never was made meant for glitter rock and roll. Votes: 0
Jimmy BuffettThere was a time I thought I couldn't enjoy rock 'n' roll unless I had heroin in me Votes: 0
Joe PerryMy mom loved rock 'n roll. My father hated it. We couldn't play it when he was around. Votes: 0
Patti SmithAll the songs we do are basically about one of three things: booze, sex or rock n roll. Votes: 0
Bon ScottI didn't come here to run for President. I really just came here to play rock and roll. Votes: 0
Katy PerryIf you don't have sex and you don't do drugs, your rock 'n' roll better be awfully good. Votes: 0
Abbie HoffmanNow the old boy may be barely breathing, but the heart of rock and roll is still beating. Votes: 0
Huey LewisThe most exciting rock 'n' roll band of the last 50 years who are still on the road today Votes: 0
Jack WhiteThat's what Tina Turner did, too - sang blues up-tempo - and they called it rock 'n' roll. Votes: 0
Little RichardRock and roll doesn't allow you to grow up - especially if you're not trying very hard to. Votes: 0
Scott WeilandT-shirt and jeans style now is where I'm at. Maybe a little rock 'n' roll T-shirt and jeans. Votes: 0
Josh HutchersonWe put all these things together into a tangible product that is The Rock N' Roll Mystery Tour. Votes: 0
Nina BlackwoodIt turns out a lot of people don't get it. Wikipedia is like rock'n'roll; it's a cultural shift. Votes: 0
Jimmy WalesRock n' roll seems to have changed society much more than any politician, I think it really has. Votes: 0
Roger DaltreyI started recording the album four years ago. It was very different then - totally rock and roll. Votes: 0
Paris HiltonFor me, it's more about keeping it simple with a rock and roll edge. It's all about accessorising. Votes: 0
LuluWe're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first, rock 'n' roll or Christianity. Votes: 0
John LennonRock n' roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world. Votes: 0
Patrick CarneyI'm very fit on tour. I try to eat well, try to sleep. But it's still rock n' roll. Votes: 0
Rufus WainwrightRock n' roll to me is all about freedom of thought and to be whatever you want to be. Votes: 0
Noel GallagherWhen I'm not filming, I do rock n' roll; when I'm not doing rock n' roll, I do filming. Votes: 0
Rhys IfansTo fill the shoes of rock 'n' roll, because of the family I have, is a really hard thing. Votes: 0
Kelly OsbourneI wanted to make an image for myself as an outlaw type. A kind of rock 'n' roll sensibility. Votes: 0
Nicolas CageI love classic rock, rock and roll, that's the top notch. I love soul - bluesy music as well. Votes: 0
Haley ReinhartBuddy Holly and the early rock 'n' roll was no lighter than the way I play. It's very minimal. Votes: 0
Joni MitchellYeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating. Votes: 0
Warren ZevonWe were on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, which was hardly rock 'n' roll, but it pleased me. Votes: 0
Gary KempI was always fascinated with rock 'n' roll, or girls, or something like that when I was a kid. Votes: 0
Gary SiniseSex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll... take out the drugs and you've got more time for the other two. Votes: 0
Steven TylerWhy there aren't people out there willing to have fun playing rock 'n' roll. I just don't get it. Votes: 0
Joan JettI lived out my little rock'n'roll fantasy, I just wish I hadn't gotten into so much trouble for it. Votes: 0
Courtney LoveIf I had my way, I would have sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll at least 4-6 hours a day. Votes: 0
Perry FarrellI love to rock 'n roll. But my finest suit, of all the things I do, is as a songwriter. Votes: 0
Dan FogelbergI can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll Votes: 0
Patty DukeI can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll. Votes: 0
Patty DukeThe cutthroat avenues of rock 'n' roll, I am fed up with. I don't want anything to do with it. Votes: 0
Neil YoungI think hip-hop has more to do with rock and roll. Kanye West is, in many ways, a rock artist. Votes: 0
Ian AstburyBiggest lesson I've ever had in life is that blues had a baby and they named it rock 'n' roll. Votes: 0
Sinead O'ConnorIt's a big shame, because 'Trixter' in my mind were what a real rock n' roll band is all about. Votes: 0
Steve BrownI don't want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and roll is that I'm suspicious. Votes: 0
Manuel PuigRock and roll isn't a career or hobby - it's a life force ... it's just something I have to do. Votes: 0
The EdgeMy music isn't anything but me. It has jazz in it, and rock'n'roll, and it has an urgency to it. Votes: 0
Neil YoungWe thought that's the way you were supposed to be if you were in a rock 'n' roll band. Flamboyant. Votes: 0
David JohansenI am the innovator. I am the originator. I am the emancipator. I am the architect of rock 'n' roll! Votes: 0
Little RichardFact is we went on to do other things. But we still wanted to do our success like rock'n'roll stars. Votes: 0
Joe EszterhasDetroit was kind of a random thing where it was like a chance to be in a rock 'n' roll movie. Votes: 0
Edward FurlongBy the time I was 13, I was the only one in London, Ontario, who knew how to play rock n' roll. Votes: 0
Robbie RobertsonA lot of [my] songs have a sexuality to them, a vibe to them. ... I call it sexy rock and roll. Votes: 0
Scott StappI love Chloe Sevigny's style - the way she manages to add a touch of rock n' roll to every look. Votes: 0
Kristin CavallariAll any girl really wants is just love and a man. But what man can put up with a rock-n-roll star? Votes: 0
Janis JoplinI wanted to be a rock 'n' roll star. It defines life for me. It's all I've ever imagined for myself. Votes: 0
Shelby LynneGood fashion for me is like rock ânâ roll â thereâs always a little rebellion in it. Votes: 0
Ann DemeulemeesterI don't think you can live as long as I have in rock n' roll and not take a few hard knocks. Votes: 0
Joe CockerI wasn't in a lot of rock and roll bands. I was in jug bands and things when I was in school. Votes: 0
Loudon Wainwright IIII'm not a big fan of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's just a personal thing, not an ego thing. Votes: 0
Steve PerryGive me the beat, boys, and free my soul. I want to get lost in the rock and roll, and drift away. Votes: 0
Dobie GrayI wasn't a rock 'n' roll girl. I said, Neil Young, Neil Young, where do I know that name from?
Carrie SnodgressTunica propior pallio. Das Hemd ist näher als der Rock. Votes: 3 Plautus, Titus Maccius
Rock music is niche. Votes: 3 Bono