If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'.
Writing songs is cheaper than going to therapy.
That's what rock music is, I think - constantly searching for authenticity, and being as honest as possible.
Music is the only thing in this world, with the exception of sneezing and looking at the sunset, that takes you to a place that's above the mundane. Everything else is just bullshit.
If you love someone, set them free.
That's what drew me to rock music in the first place - that sense of remaking the world on your own terms.
It wasn't just music in The Ramones: it was an idea. It was bringing back a whole feel that was missing in rock music – it was a whole push outwards to say something new and different. Originally it was just an artistic type of thing; finally I felt it was something that was good enough for everybody.
Love can make you do things that you never thought possible
My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.
My idea of fast food is a mallard.
All I want for my birthday is another birthday.
From the heaviest of the heavy to classical to country, that's what I listen to, I listen to a variety and I enjoy good music, good songs.
James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and Little Richard - I think they had strong influences on a lot of people, because these were the guys who really got rock'n'roll going. I like to start with the origin of things, because once it gets along it changes. It's so interesting to see how it really was in the beginning.
If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.
Hands up if you’re ready to do something you’ll regret this weekend. Go forth! You have my blessing.
In the early days all I hoped was to make a living out of what I did best. But, since there's no real market for masturbation I had to fall back on my bass playing abilities.
If you ever think about giving up, remember why you held on for so long.
Don’t you love the Oxford Dictionary? When I first read it, I thought it was a really really long poem about everything.
Action is the antidote to despair.
Rock music had become my religion. Radio my church. And these DJs my priests, rabbis and gurus.
Buy real records in real shops, or I'll come round your house and scream at your mother.
It was a great thrill just to know Roy Orbison, so to play, sing, write hit songs with him and have him in The Traveling Wilburys was beyond my wildest dreams!
In the broad spectrum of the arts, two worlds rarely overlap - the literary world and the world of rock music.
The feeling you get from playing to a good audience is hard to describe without sounding as though you are talking silly. But reaction is important. You might feel in yourself that you're doing it ok but it's when you get the live reaction that you know you're doing it right.
Each gig should be unique. You're always treading that line between keeping yourself fresh and giving people something they want to hear
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