Rock And Roll Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old rock and roll quotes, rock and roll sayings, and rock and roll proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

I don't see us being in that rock n' roll tradition at all. In fact, I don't like rock n' roll. The attitude and leather jacket. Its old hat. Its redneck. Think about it. All the biggest rock groups in the world are rednecks, white Anglo-Saxons: Bon Jovi, Guns n' Roses, U2. The frightening thing is people all over the world relate to that rubbish. Ian Brown
You know, the rock revolution did happen, it really did. Trouble was nobody realized. David Bowie
Too many people are obsessed with pop. The position of rock n' roll in our subculture has become far too important especially in the delving for philosophical content. Mick Jagger
Our music is the answer to the early seventies. That was bullshit. We play rock n' roll. We don't do solos. Joey Ramone
I hate most of what constitutes rock music, which is basically middle-aged crap. Sting
Forget about the tired old myth that rock n' roll is just making records, pulling birds, getting pissed, and having a good time. That's not what it's all about. Peter Townshend
I've always found it weird that people take it so seriously. I don't think rock music is silly, but I think it should be. Treated with the irreverence it deserves. Bob Geldof
Rock n' roll is not just music. You're selling an attitude, too. Take away the attitude and you're just like anyone else. The kids need a sense of adventure and rock n' roll gives it to them. Malcolm McLaren
I love rock n' roll. I think it's an exciting art form. It's revolutionary. Still revolutionary and it changed people. It changed their hearts. But yeah, even rock n' roll has a lot of rubbish, really bad music. Nick Cave
It ain't punk, it ain't New Wave. It's the next step and the logical progression for groups to move in. Call it what you want— all the terms stink. Just call it rock n' roll. Mick Jones
The definition of rock n' roll lies here for me: if it screams for truth rather than help if it commits itself with courage that it can't be sure it really has, if it stands up and admits something is wrong but doesn't insist on blood, then it is rock n' roll. Peter Townshend
Rock n' roll isn't even music, really. It's a mistreating of instruments to get feelings over. Noel Gallagher
Rock n' roll is about cocks and jiving and the old bloody nose...and about people like us talking seriously about the social order. Jean Jacques Burnel
We're not perfectionists, we're idealists. We think that rock n' roll is more than just music for the kids. Peter Townshend
Rock is like a battery that must always go back to blues to get recharged. Eric Clapton
I'm dealing in rock n' roll. I'm like, I'm not a bona fide human being. Phil Spector
Rock n' roll is dead. The attitude isn't dead, but the music is no longer vital. David Byrne
The blues had a baby, they called it rock n' roll. Muddy Waters
When you're singing and playing rock n' roll, you're on the leading edge of yourself. Neil Young
The effect of rock n' roll on young people is to turn them into devil worshippers; to stimulate self-expression through sex, to promote lawlessness. Rev. Albert Carter