You’re always cursing, you’re always praying and you’re always making love. It ain’t do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do. ~ Carlos Santana
Music has to breathe and sweat. You have to play it live. ~ James Brown
Rock isn't art, it's the way ordinary people talk. ~ Billy Idol
Everything I wrote about wasn't about me, but about the people listening. ~ Chuck Berry
To me, the message of my songs, of all songs, is "enjoy life." My message as a person who evidently doens't have much more planned is the same. It's the only message I ever thought art had any business having. ~ Warren Zevon
An honest man's pillow is his peace of mind. ~ John Mellencamp
I invented rock & roll. Jimi Hendrix was my guitar player. James Brown was my vocalist. ~ Little Richard
Rock music can change things. I know that it changed our lives. ~ Bono
Anytime you spend six months on a song (Born to Run), there's something not exactly going right. A song should take about three hours. ~ Steven Van Zandt
When I started Rolling Stone in November 1967, the magazine's initial chapter was to cover rock & roll music with intelligence and respect. Even then, we knew that the fervor sweeping our generation encompassed more than just music. ~ Jann Wenner
The beauty of the band was you never knew what was going to come out next. ~ Jimmy Page