Quotes by Musicians

[Humbled]

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture...

...Credited to various sources.

 

[zontar]

"It's in him and it's got to come out." - John Lee Hooker

I've quoted & paraphrased this myself many times.

It's my answer as to why I play bass & guitar, etc.

 

[zontar]

"If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal."
Alice Cooper

 

[Imaginary Pony]

Nope. It's John. Trust me, I've seen this movie too many times to get it wrong.

Interviewer: "Are you a Mod or a Rocker?"

Ringo: "Neither. I'm a Mocker!"

My bad. I'd always thought it was Ringo, but I checked, and found I was wrong all along. Thanx!

 

[Imaginary Pony]

Just to attone for my blooper, here are some authentic Ringo quotes...

"I've never really done anything to create what has happened. It creates itself. I'm here because it happened. But I didn't do anything to make it happen apart from saying 'Yes'"

Question: "Do you date much?"
Ringo Starr: "What are you doing tonight?

Question: "Sorry to interupt you while you are eating, but what do you think you will be doing in five years time, when all this is over?"
Ringo Starr: "Still eating."

"I'm not the creative one. I know that. If Rory Storm hadn't come along... and then The Beatles... I would have continued running around in teddyboy gangs. Today, well... I'd probably be a laborer. I'm glad I'm not, of course. It'll be nice to be part of history... some sort of history anyway. What I'd like to be is in school history books and be read by kids."
Ringo in 1968 (on his place in history)

“So this is America. They must be out of their minds."
Ringo, in 1964, arriving in America for the first time.

"America: It's like Britain, only with buttons."

“I like Beethoven, especially the poems.”

"I felt I was more thrilled to meet him than he was to meet me."
Ringo on meeting Elvis Presley

“I never studied anything, really. I didn't study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.

"I'll say it again: I love being in a band, I love playing with other human beings. I've never practiced drums unless there was another human being in the room. If you could play, I'd play with you all night. But if I'm just playing by myself, it gets boring pretty quick."

"Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene Autry posters. He was my first musical influence."

"I'm not going to say anything because nobody believes me when I do."
Ringo Starr, circa 1969 (concerning the rumors of Paul McCartney's death)

"Brian (Epstein) was great because he said, 'You know, I think it'd be a great idea if you don't drink and smoke and swear at the audience while you're on stage' "

 

[BazzTard]

"I used to say "sex, drugs, and rock and roll." As long as there's sex and drugs, I can do without rock and roll" - Mick Shrimpton (Spinal Tap)

 

[tangentmusic]

Reporter:
"How do you like your girlfriends to dress?"
Ringo:
laughs..

 

[cdef]

Earnest reporter: "How many would you say could be characterized as protest singers today?"
Bob Dylan: "Um... How many...? (chuckle)... I think there's about 136."
Earnest reporter: "You say about 136? Or do you mean exactly 136?"
Bob Dylan: "Ah... either 136 or 142."

 

[zontar]

"Since air guitars are invariably electric, they are outside the scope of this book and are not included here. However, because of its low cost, ease of playing, and quick learning curve, you should seriously consider whether the air guitar is the instrument for you."
-Larry Sandberg, in the book-The Acoustic Guitar Guide.

 

[elgecko]

Watch out where the huskies go, don't you eat that yellow snow.

- Frank Zappa -

 

[elgecko]

You're never too old to rock 'n' roll if you're too young to die!

- Ian Anderson -

 

[zontar]

"Once I was checking into a hotel and a couple saw my ring with Blues on it. They said, 'You play blues. That music is so sad.' I gave them tickets to the show, and they came up afterwards and said, 'You didn't play one sad song.'" - Buddy Guy

 

[Killed_by_Death]

“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”

― Frank Zappa

 

[Gluvhand]

"Gary Moore is an ugly, nasty, Irish c^%t."

Ozzy Osbourne

 

[Spectrum]

"Who the f*** is Justin Bieber?" ~Ozzy Osbourne

"What?!" ~Ozzy Osbourne in response to an interviewer asking, "How are you?"

"The taste of bats is very salty. Taste like salt." ~ Ozzy Osbourne

 

[twinjet]

Do you know of any quotes by musicians?

Here is one to start.

In reference to his divorces, Rod Stewart was once quoted as saying, "Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house."

"Jazz is the most fun you can have with your clothes on."
-Herb Pomeroy

 

[Killed_by_Death]

“There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.”
― Frank Zappa

 

[bound'n'blocked]

"He's an interesting bunch of guys." - Glen Frey on Joe Walsh

Another...
"No we're not going to @$#K&* do Stone'enge tomorrow" -- David St. Hubbins of Spinal Tap

BnB

 

[bound'n'blocked]

Reporter to Alex Lifeson -- "What's kept you guys doing this all of these years?"

Lifeson - "Chicks."

BnB

 

[kobass]

"In my life I've done a lot of drugs and married some broad named Cher. I wouldn't recommend either..."

Gregg Allman