50 Wise Rock n Roll Quotes from Various Famous Figures, from John Lennon - Jim Morrison

Kapanlagi.com - Rock and roll music is the foundation of rock music that began to develop around the late 1940s and early 1950s. At that time, Alan Freed from Cleveland, Ohio, started playing rhythm and blues (R&B) music and was among the first to use the term 'rock and roll' to refer to the music he played. As time went on, the fans of this type of music continued to grow.

Now, these fans often quote lyrics or statements from the musicians as rock n roll quotes. Rock n roll quotes contain unconventional thoughts, tend to be strange, and that's what makes them appealing.

For example, the rock n roll quotes that make listeners reflect on the lyrics of John Lennon's song Imagine. The song truly invites listeners to imagine a situation that is contrary to the current normal state. That's just one example, other thoughts from musicians like that can be seen in the rock n roll quotes compiled from various sources below.

1. Rock n Roll Quotes from John Lennon

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John Lennon can be considered a legend as a singer, songwriter, political activist, and leader of The Beatles during his lifetime. In fact, one of his songs during his solo career titled Imagine has become one of the world's peace anthems. Therefore, his rock n roll quotes are still quoted by his fans until now.

His rebellious nature and sarcastic sense of humor in various works and press conferences or interviews have become his own attraction. The rebellious and cynical nature can be found in the following rock n roll quotes from John Lennon.

1. "There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance."

2. "We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight."

3. "Reality leaves a lot to the imagination."

4. "I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, myths, dragons. It's all there, even though it's in your mind.Who says dreams and nightmares aren't as real as here and now?"

5. "Everything will be fine in the end.If it's not okay, it's not the end."

6. "Count your age by friends, not years.Count your life with smiles, not tears."

7. "The more real you are, the more unreal this world is."

8. "We receive love as a gift, but love is like a precious plant.You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or think it will survive on its own.You have to keep watering it.You have to really take care of it and nurture it."

9. "Peace is not something you wish for; Peace is something you make, something you do, something you have, and something you give."

10. "I believe that what people call God is something inside all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Muhammad and Buddha and others said is true. It's just that the translation is wrong."

11. "When you do something beautiful and no one notices, don't be sad. For the sun, every morning is a beautiful sight, but most of the audience is still asleep."

12. "It doesn't matter who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love, or how you love. What matters is that you love."

13. "We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and imperfections. If we can't love ourselves, we can't fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and vision of people who embrace life with an open heart."

14. "I will not change my appearance or my feelings to fit in with anything. I have always been a weird person. So I have been a weird person all my life and I have to live with it, you know. I am one of those people."

15. "Love is a promise, love is a souvenir.Once given, it will never be forgotten, don't let it disappear."

16. "What you need is love."

17. "If everyone could be happy with themselves and the choices people around them make, the world would soon be a better place!"

18. "Declare it.Like we declare war.That's how we get peace... we just need to declare it."

19. "Honesty may not get you a lot of friends, but it will always get you the right ones."

20. "You don't need anyone to tell you who you are or what you're like.You are you!"

2. Rock n Roll Quotes from Jim Morrison

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Jim Morrison is an American musician who was part of the band The Doors.His performances of poetry, as well as the dark lyrics of his own compositions, made The Doors one of the greatest rock n roll bands in the world.From his dark poetry and lyrics, it is interesting to quote as rock n roll words.

A great controversy that Jim Morrison reportedly did was showing his body parts vulgarly during a concert.Rebellious behavior like that is what makes him look amazing and the rock n roll words he uttered become a magnet for his fans.

Here are some rock n roll words that you can read and who knows, they can be a contemplation material.

21. "A friend is someone who gives you complete freedom to be yourself."

22. "Better to have friends who understand us than friends who are selfish."

23. "Listen, real poetry doesn't say anything; it just ticks off the possibilities.Opens all doors.You can walk through anyone that suits you." You can walk with someone who is suitable for you.)

24. "True friends are not those who have much in common, but those who have an understanding of every difference." (True friends are not those who have a lot in common, but those who have an understanding of every difference.)

25. "Continue to grow strong, don't let the people who hurt you uproot you, because beautiful days will always heal your pain." (Continue to grow strong, don't let the people who hurt you uproot you, because beautiful days will always come to heal your pain.)

26. "Love cannot save you from your own fate." (Love cannot save you from your own fate.)

27. "Your future can be influenced by your best friends." (Your future can be influenced by your best friends.)

28. "There are things that are known and things that are unknown and among these are the door." (There are things that are known and things that are unknown, and among them are the doors.)

29. "Hatred is a very underestimated emotion." (Hatred is an unexpected emotion.)

30. "There are things known, and there are things unknown. And in between are the doors." (There are things that are known, and there are things that are unknown. And in between are the doors.)

31. "The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask. There can't be any large-scale revolution until there's a personal revolution, on an individual level. It's got to happen inside first." (The most important thing about freedom is to be your true self. You betray your reality-self for a role. You betray your senses for an action. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, wear a mask. There will be no widespread revolution until there is a self-revolution, at the individual level. Revolution must happen from within first.)

32. "Rock n' roll is the voice of an angel that speaks the truth."

33. "The time to doubt is past. There is no time to wallow in thick mud." There is no time to wallow in thick mud.)

3. Rock n Roll Quotes from Various Famous Figures

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There are many rock n roll musicians from various parts of the world. With their own unique thoughts and nuances, it feels unfair not to mention names other than John Lennon and Jim Morrison.

Here are some rock n roll quotes from various musicians compiled from various sources. Their rock n roll words are too precious to be simply overlooked. Therefore, let's directly observe the rock n roll quotes from various famous figures below.

34. "Punk is the freedom of music. It says, does, and plays what you want. In Webster's terms, 'nirvana' means freedom from pain, suffering, and the outside world, and it's pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock." - Kurt Cobain

35. "As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have the opportunity to do both." - Bono

36. "There's something cliché about rock stars - there's something elitist about it. I have never been involved with it. I am an entertainer. I consider it as, you perform for people. It's not a self-glorification thing." - Beck

37. "There's rock and roll on the dial, when I think about it, it makes me smile." - Tom Petty

38. "You aspire to be great like Michael Jackson as an artist. I don't think there's any pop, rock or hip-hop artist who has done it bigger than him. You know what I mean? He's the guy." - Bruno Mars

39. "Many comedians are not their on-screen personas; Chris Rock doesn't always rant and rave. What I do is make myself an exaggerated character that people find interesting or consider a joke. Then I can do whatever I want." - Billy Eichner

40. "And then look at IBM, Apple and Motorola putting ads in all the newspapers, double-page ads, and saying, announcing the chip that they can now produce it and that they will kill Intel." - Arthur Rock

41. "There used to be a real sense of community integrity in rock. It's really eroded. Everyone seems alone now." - Tom Petty

42. "Whether it's a reggae song, a rock song, a love song, the most important thing is, whatever I feel, I will try to capture that emotion." - Bruno Mars

43. "This is the rock 'n' roll life, and you had to invent it as you went along. There was no textbook to say how you operate this machine." - Keith Richards

44. "Most rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." - Frank Zappa

45. "Most people live life to survive. And constantly create existential crises, either through fantasy or forgetfulness, has really been explored in rock and roll. At least in the western version of rock 'n' roll." - Billy Corgan

46. "When I first started in rock, I had a lot of audience for my early records. I have very straight pictures, especially in the mid-80s." - Bruce Springsteen

47. "Rock 'n Roll is a combination of good ideas dried up by fashion, bad trash, terrible failure in taste and judgment, easily fooled and manipulated, moments of clarity and unbelievable discoveries, fun, pleasure, vulgar, excess, novelty, and total preservation." - Greil Marcus

48. "Rock 'n Roll is a monotonous tinted with hysteria." - Packard

49. "Rock 'n Roll is a mental hospital for emotional idiots." - Ricard Neville

50. "In Indonesia and other countries today, Rock n Roll has become just a label to look 'cool'. It exists to not fight against anything, just entertainment." - Jerix

Those are the words of rock n roll from John Lennon, Jim Morrison, and various other famous figures that hopefully can inspire the souls of rock n roll in all of you, KLovers.

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