God gives us the ability, but rock 'n' roll was created by men.
Little Richard
Now they have banging guitar and no bass and call it rock, but that's not what I call rock.
I am the architect of rock n' roll. I have to be a fan of all its forms.
When you sit down and think about what rock 'n' roll music really is, then you have to change that question. Played up-tempo, you call it... →
To me, true rock 'n' roll has a lot of bottom in it.
Rock 'n' roll offered me a platform to speak what I felt. It also offered me a platform to support my mama and my brothers and sisters -... →
If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.
Keith Richards
Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.
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 machinery.