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Funniest Quote Ever In Rock
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"Def Leppard? Now there's a great band. A great band to have diarrhea to!"
Ronnie James Dio, when reminded of Vivien Campbell's current gig.
Ronnie James Dio, when reminded of Vivien Campbell's current gig.
a reporter asked Paul McCartney " what was it like playing w/ one of the greatest drummers in rock and roll?" for which Paul replied "hell, he wasn't eve the best drummer in the band".....
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Bass.....lets call him the bass dude from Poison from VH-1's Behind the music
"I never wanted to be a musician, I wanted to be a rock star"
Wha.... Wha......WHAT?!?!?!?
Totem Pole of Stupidity
:scowl:
"I never wanted to be a musician, I wanted to be a rock star"
Wha.... Wha......WHAT?!?!?!?
Totem Pole of Stupidity
:scowl:
We were just counting in our heads till the rest was over, then came in on the beat. Easy!
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(Judge speaking to Frank Zappa about the provactive lyrics on the 200 Motels album)..."Mr Zappa, on your record, there is a reference to "Sit on my Face"...Is this a sexual reference" (Frank back to the judge) "Not nessessarily, it could mean performing a piggyback ride in an unsusal position"...
lenosgood said:We were just counting in our heads till the rest was over, then came in on the beat. Easy!
Now THAT is the funniest quote in rock!!!
Zappa to congressional hearing: "I wrote a song about dental floss and people do not have cleaner teeth because of it".
My favorite from FZ...
"The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater."
"The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater."
Tat2dHeart
Only two strings away from an attitude problem.
The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, where good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side... ~HST
I am Classic Rock Revisited. I revisit it every waking moment of my life because it has the spirit and the attitude and the fire and the middle finger. I am Rosa Parks with a Gibson guitar. ~Ted Nugent
If you haven't traveled all over the United States or anything, you don't have to because I did it for you. And it all looks like a hockey arena. ~Mike Dirnt
Tat2dHeart
I am Classic Rock Revisited. I revisit it every waking moment of my life because it has the spirit and the attitude and the fire and the middle finger. I am Rosa Parks with a Gibson guitar. ~Ted Nugent
If you haven't traveled all over the United States or anything, you don't have to because I did it for you. And it all looks like a hockey arena. ~Mike Dirnt
Tat2dHeart
"If the Royal Family was going to assassinate someone, they would have gotten rid of me a long time ago." - Johnny Rotten debunking one of the Princess Di conspiracy theories.
Interviewer: "So Frank, you have long hair. Does that make you a woman?"
Frank Zappa: "You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a table?"
Frank Zappa: "You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a table?"
"Who the fu** is Mick Jagger?"
-on Keef's t-shirt on stage 1975
"I like this place better than my underwear."
-John Bell (Widespread Panic)
"Can you turn up the lights? If we cant see our fingers, we dont know what to play."
-John Bell (Widespread Panic)
More JB:
A Conversation With Widespread Panic's John Bell
Mike Ragogna: Next year is going to be your twenty-fifth anniversary, right?
John Bell: Yeah, that's pretty startling.
MR: What's the secret of longevity?
JB: We exercise every day and eat right and think pure thoughts.
-on Keef's t-shirt on stage 1975
"I like this place better than my underwear."
-John Bell (Widespread Panic)
"Can you turn up the lights? If we cant see our fingers, we dont know what to play."
-John Bell (Widespread Panic)
More JB:
A Conversation With Widespread Panic's John Bell
Mike Ragogna: Next year is going to be your twenty-fifth anniversary, right?
John Bell: Yeah, that's pretty startling.
MR: What's the secret of longevity?
JB: We exercise every day and eat right and think pure thoughts.
