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Phil Dellio (Author), Scott Woods (Author), Mike Rooth (Author)
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October 6, 2001 Quotable Books

One thing pop musicians love to do is think out loud. From the bilious whining of the rich and famous to the pseudo-wisdom of pop's so-called intelligentsia, listening to musicians make noises with their mouths has been almost as much fun as listening to them make noises with their instruments. Quotable Pop collects the best and the worst of these quotations

Some of the quotes from Quotable Pop

"Beethoven I used to really like and a guy called Handel wrote finger exercises that amazed me."
Suzi Quatro

"I don't wear the school suit -- the school suit wears me."
Angus Young, AC/DC

"Nobody's too old to rock 'n' roll but there is a difference between being 40 and being 30."
Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull

"I asked a ouija board once if I'd ever be in a rock band. It said no and I was crushed."
Fred Schneider, B52s

"When I'm on stage, it's me up there."
Lene Lovich

"I'd love to record with Streisand, that would be good for humanity and for artistic merit."
James Brown

"You know, I resent the word 'subtle'."
Gene Simmons, KISS

"Q: What kind of birth control do I use?
A: Let's get back to music."
Nick Tosches interviewing Deborah Harry from Blondie

"My motto? The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection."
Rik Ocasek, The Cars

"My real message? Keep a good head and always carry a light bulb."
Bob Dylan

"I would say the navy has an interest in communicating opportunities in the service, and the Village People seem to fit in very well with young people."
Lieutenant Commander Fred Gorell, navy spokesman

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Amusing and memorable. (Linda Piwowarczyk Chicago Sun Newspapers )

About the Author

Phil Dellio is a public school teacher. He writes about music, movies, and baseball, and once interviewed Martin Degville of Sigue.Sputnik.

Scott Woods is a full-time freelance music writer and part-time record store employee. He edits the Web site RockCritics.com from his home in Toronto.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Sound And Vision (October 6, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0920151507
  • ISBN-13: 978-0920151501
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,163,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Blah Blah Blah!, November 9, 2001
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Quick--who said, "The (music) industry is just rife with jealousy and hatred. Everybody in it is a failed bassist." Even if you know (it was none other than former Smiths' frontman Morrisey) you'll find plenty of entertainment in perusing the other 800-plus quotes in Quotable Pop :Five Decades of Blah Blah Blah compiled and edited by Phil Dellio and Scott Woods.

Dellio and Woods, who previously published the hilarious "I Wanna Be Sedated", a primer on pop and rock music of the seventies, are clearly rock critics in the Lester Bangs/Robert Christgau mold. As such, they find plenty of humor in the things rock musicians have been saying through the years, and you will too. This is the perfect book for a bunch of music fans sitting around with too many six-packs and a free Friday evening.

No matter what kind of music you like, you'll find something here. Though musicians from the sixties on up are better represented than the early rockers, you'll find some interesting bon mots from Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and, of course, Elvis (actually both Presley and Costello are represented).

Special mention must also be made of Mike Rooth's glorious caricatures, which are really sharp and add a lot to the book-check out the cover illustration of the Gallagher Brothers as a two-headed monster. For anyone who enjoys popular music to excess, Quotable Pop is an enjoyable read. Now, who said "I'm a total beer slob"?

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Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Pet Shop Boys, David Bowie, Lee Roth, John Lennon, Lee Lewis, Mick Jagger, Lou Reed, Michael Jackson, Elvis Costello, Sex Pistols, Beastie Boys, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Doggy Dogg, Jethro Tull, New York Dolls, Skinny Puppy, Village People, Ace of Base, Bill Hobson, Burt Bacharach, Butthole Surfers, Dan Hobson
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