Lou Reed Quotes

I tried to stick with what I knew best, which is writing rock n' roll songs and melodies. I am as passionate as I was when I was 20.

Because you have things like 'American Idol' and you've got radio stations that play music made entirely by computers, it's easy to forget there are bands with actual people playing actual instruments that rock.

AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell' is the greatest meshing of vocal, guitar, and content I've ever heard. That's what I aspire to.

When rock came along the lyrics and melodies became less important and it bothered me to think that perhaps they might not regain the value they have to music - they are music.

I've spent most of my life playing with Tom Petty, and he's a damn good songwriter.

U2 - that's a band that never should have existed. There's no life experience in any of their songs.

But, you know, all good rock is easy.

I mean, Beatles songs were two and a half minutes long, and they're fantastic.

Good rock music always tends to be around.

The Stones were nasty and ugly and doing songs I was familiar with.

That Mick Jagger, I feel sorry for him. After all these years he still can't get no satisfaction.

The Weezer 'Blue' Album is a classic. I think My Morning Jacket's 'Circuital' is a great album to have. Any Led Zeppelin album. Pink Floyd 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' or 'Animals.' I always catch myself at concerts being like, 'Oh, I just stared at the drummer for 15 straight minutes.' I study them.

I'm a rock and roll singer.

I have this guitar on which I occasionally kill time making up rock n' roll lyrics.

You'd think, of course, it's about the melody - that's a given. But really, I'm no good at singing a song unless it has a good lyric.

The Stones are great and always have been. Jagger's lyrics are just amazing. Right on the ball every time.

With Audioslave, it's all about melody and chord progressions.

I think that 'Tell the Truth' is one of the best rock records ever made by me or anyone - I really do.

In the beginning, we were a real good, straight rock 'n' roll band. We were writing quality tunes.

People don't stress enough that when they're writing lyrics, they are writing.

I was driving home and thinking about what rock and roll should be about. 'Adventure and Trouble!' I thought. I sang the song first and then added the chords later.

Breaking Benjamin, talk about songwriting, I mean, some of the greatest songwriters of the modern era. And, obviously, it's a little heavier.

My favourite piece of music is actually 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' as a whole. For me, it's the most perfect and brilliant example of rock song writing.

'Next To Normal' is rock music. It's a rock opera. That, definitely, has a place in popular music.

I like making records right now 'cause I can express myself that way in a very immediate, physical sense. You can always write a book, but you can't always do a rock 'n' roll record that's gonna work.