Best quotes in the history of rock and roll......

[Colo Springs E]

My nomination:

"I'm forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the _____ is this garbage?' And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.” — Nick Cave

Top that haha

 

[Blrfl]

Keith Richards scolding Axl Rose, who arrived two hours late for a rehearsal:

"I slept on a chandelier last night and made it on time. What's your excuse?"

 

[koen]

Also Keith: "Five strings, three fingers, and one a**hole"

 

[stomped box]

"As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll."

- Mick Shrimpton

 

[SGE1967]

“Ringo wasn’t the best drummer in the world… Let’s face it, he wasn’t even the best drummer in The Beatles.”

(Yes, I know John Lennon never said this, but the quote's too good not to repeat).

 

[SGE1967]

"If [George Harrison] doesn't come back by Tuesday, we'll get Clapton."

(That one was John Lennon!)

 

[Peegoo]

Chrissie Hynde, on how most women in music wrongly rely on their sexuality to sell records:

"True rock and roll is not about 'fark me'...it is 'fark you'."

Legal Disclaimer: some words in the above quote have been changed to protect the sensitive ears of certain personages.

 

[Wooly Fox]

More anecdote than quote.

"This guy with a moustache climbed onto my stage and started giving a speech, this is my stage so kicked him off back into the crowd. When I was later arrested, how was I meant to know it was Salvador Dali!"

Rick Wakeman, keyboard player in Yes

 

[Deeve]

"Enjoy every sandwich..."
Warren Zevon - RIP

 

[Peegoo]

"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture."

-Variously attributed to Martin Mull, Frank Zappa, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, my neighbor's cat, and Dan Cortese

 

[Chiogtr4x]

This may be obscure but one of my faves ( plus one of my fave Neil Young songs)

From CSN&Y'S LIVE 4-Way Street'
Neil: " Here's a song guaranteed to bring you down.
It's called 'Don't Let it Bring You Down' "

 

[loopfinding]

"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture."

-Variously attributed to Martin Mull, Frank Zappa, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, my neighbor's cat, and Dan Cortese

“The young man’s name? Albert Einstein.”

 

[Bendyha]

"We're all colored, or you wouldn't be able to see anyone." - Captain Beefheart

 

[2HBStrat]

"It's only rock and roll but I like it"

 

[P-Nutz]

"I've spent my life suffering for my music, now it's your turn." Neil Innes

 

[David Barnett]

"Rock and Roll is about f***ing!" - Sara Lee, League of Gentlemen

 

[MarkieMark]

Less distortion?
How can it be rock and roll with less distortion?
(or something very close to that)

-David Gilmour

 

[Double Stop]

“If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'.'"

- John Lennon

 

[Silent Otto]

"Neil, you're a little flat."
"Hey man, that's my sound."

 

[StoneH]

This may be obscure but one of my faves ( plus one of my fave Neil Young songs)

From CSN&Y'S LIVE 4-Way Street'
Neil: " Here's a song guaranteed to bring you down.
It's called 'Don't Let it Bring You Down' "

. . . "It starts out kind of slow, then fizzles out all together" (followed by crowd laughter).