Rock n' roll unchained a nation and revolutionized radio and the record industry, not to mention the motion picture business.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think between The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and innumerable acts after that... rock music became a huge economic force.
With the advent of radio and recording, music became an industry rather than just a tradition.
I think a lot of people came into rock n' roll to try to change the world. I came into rock n' roll to make music.
I can't even picture being without rock 'n'roll.
I think my legacy should be that when I started in show business, there wasn't no such thing as rock n' roll. When I started with 'Tutti Frutti,' that's when rock really started rocking.
Maybe rock 'n' roll isn't music. Maybe people just need to be reminded that the world ain't the way they think it is.
Rock 'n' roll is like a circus today.
America is tough for rock music. Rock n' roll used to be the main music for the youth, and it's not so much anymore. It's hip-hop and stuff.
I don't think there's any such thing as rock n' roll anymore - it's an amalgamation of business interests.
Rock became an incredible commercial success, people just became bored with serious music, and it was forgotten.