Robert Wyatt Quotes

I want to show everyone what a good rock 'n' roll band we can be.

You know, my sister sings, my brother plays drums in my band. My whole family is a bunch of musicians.

I've always really been a big fan of rock music. I wanted to record rock music when I was 14 or 15, but I was too young; it would have been ridiculous.

If you're in a rock band, you're never too tame.

I had a couple of years of rebellion - I was singing in a rock band.

We always thought it strange that nobody was up on that stage playing soul stuff. Maybe people were playing it in their garages, like us, but they always reverted to pure rock when they got on stage.

I went to see 'Shine a Light,' and it was the most perfect thing I could have done to watch that man do what he does in front of an audience. It's primarily Mick Jagger, but they're all so confident and relaxed and in love with what they do, and aware of the power of what they do. It's just deeply, deeply attractive.

I was a big Guns N' Roses fan when I was seven. My friend who lived across the street had long dark curly hair and I had long blonde hair, so I'd dress up as Axl and she'd be Slash, and we'd rock out in front of the mirror singing 'Patience.'

Well, I've never been in a touring rock band, it was all just high school and college, playing toga parties in frat houses.

I've been playing rock and roll since I was 16 years old, and now I have a 16-year-old.

Why there aren't people out there willing to have fun playing rock 'n' roll. I just don't get it.

The Black Keys is just a band that wants to get on stage and rock it.

It's a big shame, because 'Trixter' in my mind were what a real rock n' roll band is all about.

My dream has been to have my rock band behind me, play live, and entertain.

So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and roll.

I'm one of those rare breed of rock n' rollers with a brain, probably because the brain's still intact.

It is fun to smash guitars.

I originally wanted to go into sports, but my first concert was KISS at the shooting of 'KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park.' The minute I saw Gene and Paul... it was all over. I knew that's what I wanted to do.

The best rock musicians are the most exciting people in the world.

You know, you've got to be careful with how you educate your kids in rock'n'roll fashion.

I found out how great the E Street Band is. The reality of a band that you can't scoop aside, can't put in a corner.

I'm very proud of my band and my musicians.

Your band members? Your band members don't want to be tied to a machine. They want to be playing. That's what the Beatles did. And the Beatles' stuff is timeless. That's what I would suggest. Just get back to sweating, playing hard, hammering, and having a blast.

There is nothing wrong about being a rock n' roll guitar player.

I wanted to be in a rock band. That's all I ever wanted to do.