Jimmy Page Quotes

I look at Van Halen as social workers. What we're really doing is creating jobs for rock critics.

You were born to rock, you'll never be an opera star.

It used to be called boogie-woogie, it used to be called blues, used to be called rhythm and blues...It's called rock now.

The female rock-'n'-roll-country-pop songwriter is back, and her name is Taylor Swift. And it's women like her who are going to save the music business.

I just know that, right now, ... the biggest record selling business there is is rock and roll.

I wanted to rewrite how rock music was perceived.

I think in the world of rock music or whatever it's called - anything outside of Nashville - there's a lot more freedom within that industry to do whatever you want to do.

This is serious business, sex, violence, and rock and roll.

I don't think rock music has any positive function.

I am the innovator. I am the originator. I am the emancipator. I am the architect of rock 'n' roll!

Every time you read something about Rolling Stones it always mentions their age and how long can they go on? I think there are certain genres of music where people are allowed to go on, but there is something about rock and roll, I guess because it originally started out to be a teenage rebellion.

All the women in the world want a phony rock star who plays guitar.

Enuff Z'nuff is one of the most underrated bands in the world!

Anything that has to do with rock seems to be on the decline. There's not a lot of rock stations or MTV anymore, you just go on Youtube.

I don't like old people on a rock and roll stage. Me included.

Rock and roll never sleeps. It just passes out.

I once asked [John] Lennon what he thought of what I do. He said 'it's great, but its just rock and roll with lipstick on'.

It's difficult to see how it's possible to become immensely valuable by singing what are the most hideous songs.

Rock music is stronger than sports. That's why. Rock rules. Around the world, who's more famous: Willie Mays or Paul McCartney?

There has never been any great genius without a spice of madness.

The world is full of bands and bullshit, and if I'm doing a stupid art project like rock 'n' roll then I want to spare my audience as much as possible.

It's basically against the whole idea of what always made rock&roll music interesting to me. I thought it was an unassailable outlet for some pure and natural expressions of rebellion. It was one channel you could take without havin' to kiss ass, you know? And right now it just seems like they're on a big daisy chain, each kissin' each other's asses.

I think in some ways - only in some ways - but in some ways, rock and roll has let me down. It really doesn't leave you a way to grow old gracefully and continue to work.

The Pumpkins love rock-and-roll, we absolutely love it, but we also think it's a flatulent, ego-serving kiddie playground. You can have your cake and eat it too.