Posts Categorized: Rock n Roll Quotes

“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” ― Albert Einstein    

“When you make music, you’re forming these invisible vibrations in the air into different shapes and consistencies and speeds in order to create music, and understanding how the math of that works just gives you more colors to paint with, and allows you to get to what you want quicker.”            Flea          … Read more »

“There’s a certain groove you pick that makes the music flow, and when you have it it’s in your pocket. It’s the feeling behind the rhythm… to me, the hardest thing to strive for is that feeling, behind the groove.” Max Weinberg

“When I’m on stage the savage in me is released. It’s like going back to being a cave man. It takes me six hours to come down after a show.” Angus Young     

“…when we started playing, we were booked at the Upstage [in Asbury Park] and we used to do eight 45-minute shows. So you had to learn a million songs, and Garry [Tallent], Vini [Lopez], Bruce [Springsteen] and the guys, we’d jam and anyone who wanted to play would join you on stage.” Southside Johnny        

“That’s what music is: entertainment. The more you put yourself into it, the more of you comes out in it.” Kurt Cobain

“U2 is an original species… there are colours and feelings and emotional terrain that we occupy that is ours and ours alone.” Bono          

“I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.”    Billy Joel