100 Quotes About Rock

Man, you weigh a freaking ton, " he told me. "What've you been eating, rocks?" "Why, is your head missing some?" I croaked. His mouth almost quirked in a smile, and that's when I knew how upset he'd been James Patterson

I've always been spiritual but I've never had a proper context, and it took me a while to find the proper context. It's hard to realize you can have any kind of relationship with God you want... and so I now have a punk rock relationship with God Billy Corgan

Wings are like dreams. Before each flight, a bird takes a small jump, a leap of faith, believing that its wings will work. That jump can only be made with rock solid feet. J.R. Rim

With Bruford, the album was One Of A Kind. All-instrumental, it possessed the kind of focused vision that allowed for no ifs or buts. With the unnerving confidence of youth, it had This Is What We Do And This Is How We Do It stamped all over it. Bill Bruford

Musicians have always had a better understanding of love than the rest of us. Over the years they have told us that love: is like a rock, is here to stay, is all you need, will find a way, will keep us together, will tear us apart, sucks. Cuthbert Soup

Sorgan tried his very best not to think about how long it must have taken for a stream that small to eat its way down through solid rock to form its current bed. Sorgan knew exactly what the word “hundred” meant, but when numbers wandered off toward “thousand”–or even “million”–and the people who used those terms were talking about years, Sorgan’s mind shied back in horror. David Eddings

I pulled the sheet off their faces. Their faces were black with coal dust and didn't look like anything was wrong with them except they were dirty. The both of them had smiles on their faces. I thought maybe one of them had told a joke just before they died and, pain and all, they both laughed and ended up with a smile. Probably not true but but it made me feel good to think about it like that, and when the Sister came in I asked her if I could clean their faces and she said, "no, certainly not! " but I said, "ah, c'mon, it's me brother n' father, I want to, " and she looked at me and looked at me, and at last she said, "of course, of course, I'll get some soap and water." When the nun came back she helped me. Not doing it, but more like showing me how, and taking to me, saying things like "this is a very handsome man" and "you must have been proud of your brother" when I told her how Charlie Dave would fight for me, and "you're lucky you have another brother"; of course I was, but he was younger and might change, but she talked to me and made it all seem normal, the two of us standing over a dead face and cleaning the grit away. The only other thing I remember a nun ever saying to me was, "Mairead, you get to your seat, this minute!. Sheldon Currie

Everybody was sorta going to sleep twards the end of 1983, and I felt that they had to be woken up! Morrissey

The all-victorious Christ is like a great rock in a weary land, to whose shelter we may flee in every time of sorrow or trial, finding quiet refuge and peace in him. Unknown

When you've got nothing, you've got nothing to loose. Bob Dylan

If Music is a Place -- then Jazz is the City, Folk is the Wilderness, Rock is the Road, Classical is a Temple. Vera Nazarian

Mellow is the man who knows what he's been missing Led Zeppelin

What's my age again? Blink182

Don't waste your time or time will waste you. Muse

Strange how potent cheap music is. Unknown

The Devil has all the best tunes? My arse! Metalville just got a new sheriff. Mark Rice

The music defied classification. If I had been writing areview of the show, I would have labeled it progressive, guitar-driven rock ’n’ roll. But the guitars made sounds guitarsdidn’t always make. Symphonic sounds. Sacred sounds. The music dug in so deep you didn’t hear it so much as feelit, reminding me of a dream I used to have when I was a kid, where I would be standing on a street corner, I would jumpinto the air, flap my arms, and soar up into the sky. That’s the only way I could describe the music. It was the sonic equivalent of flight. Tiffanie DeBartolo

Now that rock is turning 50, it's become classical itself. It's interesting to see that development. Unknown

Thousands of cars and a million guitars Screaming with power in the air! We've found the place where the decibels race This army of rock will be there To ram it down Ram it down! Straight to the heart of this town. Ram it down. Ram it down. Razing the place to the ground, Ram it down! Rob Halford

Don't mind us, we're just spilling our guts. If this is love, I don'twant to be hanging by the neck in front of an audience of Death. Unknown

Bowie talks in great, voluble torrents, darting from one topic to the next, parenthesizing and then parenthesizing the parentheses, as if he has too many ideas for one conversation. Sean Egan

There is no dark side of the moon really. As a matter of fact it's all dark. Pink Floyd

Kids don't care about rock and roll as much as they used to, as the other generations have. It's already turned into nothing but a fashion statement and an identity for kids to use as a tool for them to fuck and have a social life. Kurt Cobain

Led Zeppelin created their music from a diet of Bert Jansch, Memphis Minnie, John Fahey, Billy Fury, Phil Spector, Richard 'Rabbit' Brown, Moby Grape, Manitas De Plata and Om Kalsoum. Those who came afterwards were content with a diet of Led Zeppelin, which is not the same thing at all. David Hepworth

She's got everything she needs; she's an artist, she don't look back. Bob Dylan

I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today Green Day

...there is a void in my guts which can only be filled by songs. Jessica Hopper

Life is like playing a guitar and meditation is like music. Small session of rehearsals daily won’t show much but would make you ROCK in the long run. Vikrmn

A culture which doesn't believe in region and religion is like a rock music, noise for old generation & nirvana for the young ones. Megha Khare

She always says I'm the best friend that she's ever had... how do you hang up on someone who needs you that bad? ~From 'Laura' on The Nylon Curtain Billy Joel

Sealing your lips makes your eyes talk Truth creeps beneath your lame feet’s walk Knees stiffen when blood vessels stalk A pounding heart’s lies hard as rock Munia Khan

What the famous big blue Boy Scout told to a green Kryptonite? What?? YOU rock! Ana Claudia Antunes

Strong enough to make holes in the rock are tiny drops of water that persist to fall. Persistence is the attitude that breaks down mountains one rock at a time! Israelmore Ayivor

Ya better come inside when you're ready tobut no chance if ya don't wanna danceyou like four letter words when you're ready tobut then you won't 'cos you know that you can Def Leppard

Do not feel sad for your tears as rocks never regret the waterfalls Munia Khan

You may not be able to change the world for the better, but the world is able to change you for the worst, don't give them the rock you stand on. Anthony Liccione

That's the thing about rocks--they don't break easily. When I held them, I wanted to be like them-strong and steady, weathered but not broken. Ellen Dreyer

Like almost all of Beefheart's recorded work, it was not even "ahead" of its time in 1969. Then and now, it stands outside time, trends, fads, hypes, the rise and fall of whole genres eclectic as walking Christmas trees, constituting a genre unto itself: truly, a musical Monolith if ever there was one. Lester Bangs

Like almost all of Beefheart's recorded work, [Trout Mask Replica] was not even "ahead" of its time in 1969. Then and now, it stands outside time, trends, fads, hypes, the rise and fall of whole genres eclectic as walking Christmas trees, constituting a genre unto itself: truly, a musical Monolith if ever there was one. Lester Bangs

One time Marian showed me some sand. When she gave it to me, she said, "These are very interesting stones." It just looked like sand, but she asked me to took through a magnifying glass. Then those small stones were as interesting as the stones I have in my office. The stones in my office are bigger, but under the glass the sand was quite similar. If you say, "This is a rock from the moon", you will be very much interested in it. Actually I don't think there is a great difference between rocks we have on the earth and those on the moon. Even if you go to Mars, I think you will find the same rocks. I am quite sure about it. So if you want to find something interesting, instead of hopping around the universe like this, enjoy your life in every moment, observe what you have now, and truly live in your surroundings. Shunryu Suzuki

Left alone, I am overtaken by the northern void-no wind, no cloud, no track, no bird, only the crystal crescents between peaks, the ringing monuments of rock that, freed from the talons of ice and snow, thrust an implacable being into the blue. In the early light, the rock shadows on the snow are sharp; in the tension between light and dark is the power of the universe. This stillness to which all returns, this is reality, and soul and sanity have no more meaning than a gust of snow; such transience and insignificance are exalting, terrifying, all at once… Snow mountains, more than sea or sky, serve as a mirror to one’s own true being, utterly still, utterly clear, a void, an Emptiness without life or sound that carries in Itself all life, all sound. Peter Matthiessen

What you read between the covers of your Bible is wisdom for a lifetime, rock-solid, forever truth–truth you can stand on, live by, and trust…forever. Elizabeth George

Trusting the resolve in my heart is but a stepping stone to the future I now see clearly. S.K. Logsdon

On Jesus' rock, my life abounds; all other floors are slippery grounds. His love for me, is mercy band; any other love is sinking sand. Israelmore Ayivor

What is left when there is no love? A rope and rock. Justin Cronin

You must stay focused, concentrating on the work at hand. Consistency makes the rain drops to create holes in the rock. Israelmore Ayivor

Do it again and again. Consistency makes the rain drops to create holes in the rock. Whatever is difficult can be done easily with regular attendance, attention and action. Israelmore Ayivor

Most of all, we remain focused on our Rock that never moves. Craig Groeschel

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” (Hebrews 13:5—6) John Piper

We are Darwin’s confetti. Some of us fall on bare rock. No matter how good you are, you can fail spectacularly. Just because you were at the wrong place at the wrong time. Or just because of some fatal flaw. Nothing to do with talent. Ingela Bohm

Gray.The overcast skies had the colour of deadened stones, and seemed closer than usually, as though they were phlegmatically observing my every movement with their apathetic emptily blue-less eyes; each tiny drop of hazy rain drifting around resembled transparent molten steel, the pavement looked like it was about to burst into disconsolate tears, even the air itself was gray, so ultimate and ubiquitous that colour was everywhere around me. Gray.. Simona Panova

I mean, you want the truth as you wanna hear it? I can't do that. You couldn't afford me. Keith Moon

When you're taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, what value does that put on love? Marilyn Manson

The noise distorts the truth but we can break through, we need to base our foundation upon the Rock. Eric Samuel Timm

Don’t want no more rock, ” Orc repeated. The bleeding stopped almost immediately.“ Does it hurt?” Lana asked. “I mean the rock. I know the hole hurts.”“ No. It don’t hurt.” Orc slammed his fist against his opposite arm, hard enough that any human arm would have been shattered. “I barely feel it. Even Drake’s whip, when we was fighting, I barely felt it.” Suddenly he was weeping. Tears rolled from human eyes onto cheeks of flesh and pebbles.“ I don’t feel nothing except…” He pointed a thick stone finger at the flesh of his face.“ Yeah, ” Lana said. Her irritation was gone. Her burden was smaller, maybe, than Orc’s. . Michael Grant

Come with me to the mountains. Every rock there tells a story. Avijeet Das

It’s not a bad lesson to learn in the bleaker months: how you view a storm is a question of perspective; provided you find the right rock to watch it from, it could be the most incredible thing you’ll ever witness. Dan Stevens

Opportunity is not a rock, it is a bird! You either catch it or you miss it! Mehmet Murat Ildan

It's a waste of time worrying about something that worry won't fix. It's about as useful as trying to feed your pet rock. Richelle E. Goodrich

Halfway through the set, the lead singer, who goes by Cloud, knife in hand, begins to stab at the cutout of Copal Brandt with a lion's passion. Out of nowhere blood is produced and Cloud proceeds to rub it all over his own face and body, then on his own bandmates. Afterwards he roars into the microphone, 'Do you know why we're doing this, McAllen? We're doing this FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! . Fernando A. Flores

Again Sam’s genitals became rock, and this astonished him as much as anything. Through Franz, he was becoming the stone Earth; the final border separating him from the planet was disappearing. And this transformation to rock was fuelled by desire, the most ephemeral thing on Earth. Barry Webster

We agreed that at least to some extent the whole punk movement is based on the Buddha's 1st noble truth of suffering & the dissatisfactory nature of the material world. The punks see through the lies of society & the oppressive dictates of modern consumer culture. Very few punks though seem to take it further & attempt to understand the causes & conditions of the suffering & falsehoods, unfortunately punks rarely come around to seeing that there is actually a solution & a path to personal freedom. My own life's experience w/ both Dharma practice & punk rock inspired me to try to bridge the gap between the two. I've tried to help point out the similarities, while also acknowledging the differences, & to show those of my generation who are interested that they can practice meditation & find there the freedom we have been seeking in our rebellion against the system. Noah Levine

It was still twilight when they reached the flat rock. They sat, and the stone still held the warmth of the day's sun. At first there were only occasional sparkles, but as it got darker Chuck was lost in a daze pf delight as a galaxy of fireflies twinkled on and off, flinging upward in a blaze of light, dropping earthward like falling stars, moving in contiuous effervescent dance. Madeleine LEngle

Why should I care what other people think of me? I am who I am. And who I wanna be. Avril Lavigne

Being like a rock wall" is when a master of martial arts suddenly becomes like a rock wall, inaccessible to anything at all, immovable. Miyamoto Musashi

Tightened his bootlace Sharpened his blade The Hunter walked along and prayed For tonight's prey-- Song Of the Hunter Unknown

When all the birds drowned in the sliver bay When the smoke signal went into outer space Nobody would remember The day the world went away When the blood dripped off the rusted blade When the Bible was torn off another page Nobody would realize The day the world went away Unknown

It's me. I chose this. I chose all of this – this rock has been waiting for me my entire life. I’ve been moving towards it my whole life. Aron Ralston

We seek to forget ourselves, to be surprised and to do something without knowing how or why. The way of life is wonderful. It is my abandonment. Rock Peter

He recovered quickly, reaching out to touch a few outstretched hands, melting the front row of girls like one long stick of butter as he moved closer toward me. Emme Rollins

Well, the way you'd been, old lady I could see the fear in your windows Under your furry crawling brow A silver bow rings up in inches You were afraid you'd be the devil's red wife But it's alright, God dug your dance And would have you young and in his harum Don Van Vliet

Jumping from boulder to boulder and never falling, with a heavy pack, is easier than it sounds; you just can't fall when you get into the rhythm of the dance. Jack Kerouac

Any local music scene at any point in time can be referred to as derivative of more well-known acts. The line separating influence from imitation is a blurry one. Very few artists are completely original; even great artists build upon what has occurred before, and add their personality and talent to create their own original expression. Stephen Tow

Integrity is a high rock above which the stormy ocean of worldly troubles cannot rise. Alan Cohen

You only get one go at it... might as well Rock it. Tommie Vaughn

Juliet, the dice were loaded from the start. / When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet? Mark Knopfler

A pet rock is a serious commitment and too much responsibility for a ten year old to handle on his own Kyle Adams

I enjoy punk, the attitude as well as the music, but I don't feel like I have to be a carbon copy of it and invite all this controversy just to be punk rock. Hayley Williams

Rock n' roll is not just a fashion statement; it is the attitude, and it has a political posturing as well. CeeLo Green

I'm not cool enough to hang out with any rock stars. Jay-Z doesn't come over to my house. I don't hang out with Ted Nugent. Ted Cruz

In rock and roll, homosexuality was accepted, but it was less cool to say it. John Cameron Mitchell

I am always looking for a cool tee shirt maybe one with a rock band or an old advertisement. Bridget Hall

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. Thomas Jefferson

My mom is definitely my rock. Alicia Keys

Punk rock has never really had much patience with musical virtuosity. Actually, it'd be more accurate to say that for most of its history, punk has been actively hostile to virtuosity. James Surowiecki

I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn't death. Stevie Ray Vaughan

Rock music should be gross: that's the fun of it. It gets up and drops its trousers. Bruce Dickinson

Good fashion is like rock music: all anarchy and revolt. Ann Demeulemeester