Part two of our countdown in the Top 100 Most Outrageous Quotes In Music sees some serial offenders get their tuppence in (Kasabian, I’m looking at you).
Other notable rock ‘n’ roll quotes today come from such legends as Elvis, Hendrix and Lennon alongside newcomers, who we can excuse a little, like The Twang, Arctic Monkeys and, king of foot in mouth self promotion, Kanye West.
Read part 1 of the rock ‘n’ roll quotes countdown HERE, part 3 HERE, part 4 HERE and part 5 HERE.
80
“I’m not homosexual, I’m not heterosexual, I’m just sexual.”
Michael Stipe
79
“It’s no longer sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. It’s crack, masturbation, and Madonna.”
Scott Weiland, Stone Temple Pilots
78
“Ultimately, I want to make everyone horny.”
Patti Smith
77
“I like them old and rich.”
Lily Allen reveals what she looks for in a man.
76
“I just don’t think we’ve ever wrote shit tunes. Even when we were amateurish, we knew we were writing better songs than other bands.”
Phil Etheridge, The Twang
75
“When I dance, it’s incredible. I can’t describe it, there’s no words. You just tap into your mojo and you just go.”
Johnny Borrell
74
“All this role model bullshit; you don’t have any extra responsibilities because you made some good songs! Your only responsibility is to make good songs.”
Kanye West
73
“If you want a warning about doing drugs just look at Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse – it couldn’t be any plainer. I mean, let’s face it, they’re doing nothing for your intellect, your wit or your complexion…or your hairstyle for that matter.”
Peter Hook
72
“The hippie aesthetic and the way of life has always made me want to puke, but at the same time I’m a complete hippie; I’m just a vegetarian, peace and love, love vibe, hippie meditator – and I hate hippies! I don’t know what I’m gonna do. I may as well just shoot myself in the head!”
Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers
71
“Sometimes we pee on each other before we go on stage.”
Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails
70
“I don’t know anything about music. In my line you don’t have to.”
Elvis Presley
69
“I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.”
Jimi Hendrix
68
“Elvis died the day he went into the army.”
John Lennon
67
“The American public really does have a death wish for me. They want me to die. I’m not going to die.”
Courtney Love
66
“When I die, bury me on my stomach and let the world kiss my ass.”
L.L. Cool J
65
“I’m thought of as this pissy, complaining, freaked-out schizophrenic who wants to kill himself all the time.”
Kurt Cobain
64
“I’ve always enjoyed myself. Unhappy periods for me last about twenty minutes.”
Keith Moon
63
“When I first went to the Betty Ford Center I was very surprised they didn’t have a bar there… I thought they taught you how to drink like a gentleman.”
Ozzy Osbourne
62
“A rock ‘n’ roll star should have a drug habit at least once in their career, they should have a Rolls Royce, should smash the fucker up, should have a big house, should get off his head and THAT is a rock ‘n’ roll legacy.”
Tom Meighan, Kasabian
61
“I think I’ll got to Thailand for a year and become a Thai boxer. I’m gonna train for a year.”
Matt Helders, Arctic Monkeys
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Read the other parts of the Top 100 countdown – PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, PART 4, PART 5
