I listened to classic rock and roll, and punk rock. 'Goon Squad' provides a pretty accurate playlist of my teenage years, though it leaves out 'The Who,' which was my absolute favorite band.
The Beatles never sounded intimidated by their idols. They never interpreted old rock; they simply played it as well and as joyfully as they knew how. On 'Rock 'n' Roll,' John Lennon does nothing but interpret old rock.
I knew I was destined to be a rock star. I just knew it, like I've always had the power of foresight. I feel right now exactly the way I felt after I finished mixing my first solo album 'New York Groove'.
I'm not someone who gets to play The O2 and places like that, but that's the kind of rock and roll venue. The popularity of stand-up means that some people are getting to play rock star venues.
All of the punk-rock bands of the era would come in and play, and my job on Punk Rock Night was that I would go into the slam pit, and... I was 24 or 25, and I'd slam dance in the pit.
I refuse to age disgracefully in rock 'n' roll.
The best rock musicians are the most exciting people in the world.
I don't have to save rock. I don't even like rock that much.
I really want to be a rock star.
I'm not so rock and roll. I'm more techno.
It's great to play a rock star. Maybe not so great to be one.
Rock 'n' Roll, no roses or gardening.
I saw rock n' roll future and its name is Bruce Springsteen.
I wanted to be a rock star.
The models for me were more the folk-rock singers of the '60s and '70s.
I'm not a rock star; I'm a soft person.
John Mason: Welcome to the Rock.
I love punk rock, but I also love metal.
I always felt rock and roll was very, very wholesome music.
Anti-parent music seems to be all the pop-rock market wants.
I mean, in rock music terms I'm like a dinosaur.
