Musicians quotes

“After the nuclear holocaust, the survivors will crawl out of the rubble, in the dark, light a fire and then one man, The Singer of Songs, will sing, and that's the essence of Rock 'n' Roll.”
Jason Flemyng - Bobby Beers

“- Dr. Evil: Any ways, the key to this plan is the giant laser. It was invented by the noted Cambridge physicist Dr. Parsons. Therefore, we shall call it the Alan Parsons Project.
- Scott: Oh, my God.
- Dr. Evil: What now?
- Scott: The Alan Parsons Project is a progressive rock band in 1982. Why don't you just name it 'Operation Wang-Chung'?...” (continue)(continue reading)
Mike Myers - Dr. Evil
Seth Green - Scott Evil

“You know, you got a real tune, little brother. You really oughta start your own band. Call it The Attitudes.”

Joan Jett - Patti Rasnick

“It's like a trinity. If Bono is God then Eddie Vedder would be Jesus.”
Ione Skye - Frankie

“Everybody should be able to make some music. That's the cosmic dance.”
Ruth Gordon - Maude

“- Wayne Campbell: Hey, Tiny, who's playing today?
- Tiny: Jolly Green Giants and the Shitty Beetles.
- Wayne Campbell: Shitty Beetles? Are they any good?
- Tiny: They suck.
- Wayne Campbell: Then it's not just a clever name.”
Mike Myers - Wayne Campbell
Meat Loaf - Tiny

“Ah, how I loved her, but she had her music. I think she had her music. She'd hang out with the Chicago Male Chorus and Symphony. I don't recall her playing an instrument or being able to carry a tune. Yet she was on the road 300 days of the year. In fact, I bought her a harp for Christmas. She asked me what it was.”

Leslie William Nielsen - Frank Drebin

“- Lila Dubois: You know what they say about cello players- they like to do it in a chair with their legs spread wide.
- Dylan Ramsey: Ma'am, we have a dog in our presence!”
Sophie Marceau - Lila Dubois
David Spade - Dylan Ramsey

“We're the band. You'll be happy to know we keep our clothes on. On drums, Mr. Pete Best! On guitar, Mr. Paul McCartney. On bass, recently arrived from the dark side of the moon, Mr. Stuart Sutcliffe. And on guitar, Mr. George Harrison. He's only just on solid food. My name is Lennon, John Winston Lennon. My parents named me after Churchill, John...” (continue)(continue reading)

Ian Hart - John Lennon

“- Anita Miller: It's unfair that we can't listen to our music!
- Elaine Miller: That's because it's music about drugs and promiscuous sex.
- Anita Miller: Simon and Garfunkel is poetry!
- Elaine Miller: Yes it's poetry. It's poetry of drugs and promiscuous sex. Honey, they're on pot.”
Zooey Deschanel - Anita Miller
Frances McDormand - Elaine Miller

“It is about time, that you gave up that stupid dream of yours, once and for all! No son of mine is gonna be a career musician... ever, ever, ever!”

Lin Shaye - Mrs. Bruce

“- Christine: Hey, you know what? Disco's so fucking big right now, I wouldn't be suprised if KISS did a disco song.
- Lex: Man, if there's one thing KISS will never do, it is a bullshit disco song.”
Natasha Lyonne - Christine
Giuseppe Andrews - Lex

“If you think N'Sync is where your dirty dishes are, you might be a redneck.”
Jeff Foxworthy - Jeff Foxworthy

- "Mud": Who's this?
- Dennis Van Welker: Winston Churchill. Jimi Hendrix of the spoken word.
- "Mud": Who's Jimi Hendrix?
- Dennis Van Welker: Michael Jordan of the electric guitar.
Jonathan Jackson - Morris 'Mud' Himmel
Chris Lloyd - Dennis Van Welker

- David "Beano" Baggot: Are you still a road dog, Hughie?
- Hughie: Nah. The last tour I did was ten years ago. It was Aerosmith, but they've gone and cleaned up their act. It's all wheatgrass juice and fuckin' pumpkin seeds. I hope you guys are still crazy, or I'm outta here.
Timothy Spall - David "Beano" Baggot
Billy Connolly - Hughie

“- Ahmet Ertegun: Ray, I'm gonna tell you something and I don't want you to take it the wrong way.
- Ray Charles: Well, then give it to me right then.
- Ahmet Ertegun: I signed you because I sensed something special in you, not because you sound like Nate Cole or Charles Brown.”

Curtis Armstrong - Ahmet Ertegun
Jamie Foxx - Ray Charles

“It's still not finished yet. I'm hearing... more Aboriginal percussionists. And I want an army of digeridoos. Fifty thousand digeridoos!”

John C. Reilly - Dewey Cox

“- Rob Gordon: Liking both Marvin Gaye and Art Garfunkel is like supporting both the Israelis and the Palestinians.
- Laura: No, it's really not, Rob. You know why? Because Marvin Gaye and Art Garfunkel make pop records.
- Rob Gordon: Made. Made. Marvin Gaye is dead. His father shot him.”
John Cusack - Rob Gordon
Iben Hjejle - Laura

“- Nashville Director: What's the trouble, Buddy?
- Charles Hardin 'Buddy' Holly: The trouble is, y'all want us to play Hillbilly - and that's just not what we play.
- Nashville Producer: I guess this kid just don't like Elvis Presley.
- Charles Hardin 'Buddy' Holly: Hey, I like Elvis fine...! But I'm Buddy Holly.”

Gary Busey - Charles Hardin 'Buddy' Holly

“- Maddy: Are you ok? You seem tense.
- Richard: Oh, no, no, no, I'm not, I'm not tense. Well, I did pass out today... and got hit in the head by a baseball... and brushed my teeth with shampoo... then butchered Rimsky-Korsakov in front of 1,500 people, and my clothes fell apart. But I'm not tense.”
Lori Singer - Maddy
Tom Hanks - Richard

“Your music has to be who you really are. It's gotta show how you feel, or it doesn't mean anything.”
Joe Jonas - Shane Gray

“- Night Club Manager: What'd you say the name of your band was called?
- Glam: Mondo Diarrhea.
- Slam: Alien Vomit.”
Gino Dentie - Night Club Manager
Dustin Nguyen - Glam
Angelo Tiffe - Slam

“- Dr. Desmond Forest Oates: That was fun. Who was the composer on that?
- Kelly: Me, actually.
- Dr. Desmond Forest Oates: Oh, I'm sorry, were you expecting applause?”
Martin Hayter Short - Dr. Desmond Forrest Oates
Kirsten Dunst - Kelly Woods

“- Sam: Girls love musicians, don't they? Even the really weird ones get girlfriends.
- Daniel: That's right. Meatloaf definitely got laid at least once. For God's sake, Ringo Starr married a Bond girl!”
Thomas Sangster - Sam
Liam Neeson - Daniel

“Sidney's more than a mere bass player. He's a fabulous disaster. He's a symbol, a metaphor, he embodies the dementia of a nihilistic generation. He's a fuckin' star.”
David Hayman - Malcolm