Quotes on Rock

Hip-hop kind of absorbed rock in terms of the attitude and the whole point of why rock was important music. Young people felt like rock music was theirs, from Elvis to the Beatles to the Ramones to Nirvana. This was theirs; it wasn't their parents'. I think hip-hop became the musical style that embraces that mentality.

I would dream. I focused all my attention on going to America. The subculture, James Dean, the rock n' roll, the beat writers.

There are always young bands playing in their garages. A lot of punk rock is not going to be in the mainstream. It's below the radar. The beauty of it is that you're not supposed to always know. It's subterranean.

It was always my belief that rock and roll belonged in the hands of the people, not rock stars.

We sing in English, not mimicking some American rock singer's accent. That's just pretending to be something you ain't.