Kid Rock
Why does anything ever happen? Some things happen and some don't.
You know, when I started I liked Big Macs and Budweiser and I still like Big Macs and Budweiser.
You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.
I do not believe that artists or actors and people should be out there like voicing their full-blown opinions on politics because, let's face it, at the end of the day, I'm not that smart of a guy.
I play Rock 'n' Roll, that's what I do.
I've never done songs with people just for the sake of the great combination. I've always done songs with friends.
Detroit: Cars and rock 'n' roll. Not a bad combo.
I know I'm not the best. I'm not the best singer, I'm not the best songwriter, I'm not the best player.
I've paid for more pianos in hotel lobbies than you can imagine.
I bought a book of Mark Twain quotes. That's about my speed. I'll read a couple quotes and put it down.
People in north Michigan are not different at all from people in southern Alabama. Trust me, someone who's spent a lot of time in both places. They're all hardworking, simple people.
Live for the moments you can't put into wordsCollection: Live In The Moment
Beyonce, to me, doesn't have a f--king 'Purple Rain', but she's the biggest thing on Earth. How can you be that big without at least one 'Sweet Home Alabama' or 'Old Time Rock & Roll'? People are like, 'Beyonce's hot. Got a nice f--king ass.' I'm like, 'Cool, I like skinny white chicks with big t--s.' Doesn't really f--king do much for me.Collection: Sweet
If I was president of the good old U.S.A., I'd turn the churches into strip clubs and watch the whole world pray.Collection: Hilarious
You get what you put in and people get what they deserve.Collection: People
I do believe in standing up for what you believe in and your family and your friends.Collection: Believe
I hold the Key to my Own Success! (You do too!)Collection: Keys
One thing that will make you quit smoking is sitting across from Keith Richards all night. I don't mind being ugly, but I sure don't want to look like that.Collection: Night
I pissed on my diploma, smell the aroma.Collection: Education
Politicians and music don't mix. It's like whiskey and wine.Collection: Wine
Whatever your craft is, be a master of it. Being half assed at something, people will eventually see through.Collection: People
I'm no saint but I do believe in what is right.Collection: Believe
I've been to your mountains, I've been to your sea-side, and everywhere I went somebody's wanted a free ride.Collection: Sea
I've just really been into melody and lyrics and songwriting. Writing a rap, to me, is easy. I could write a rap like that. But writing songs and melodies and s**t that's hopefully going to stick around for 30, 40 years is f**king hard...If you have good songs and you're talented, people will eventually come to your shows, people will buy your music.Collection: Song
You're not going to get anything politically correct out of me.Collection: Politically Correct
I am scared of being broke and famous. I think that would be the biggest curse.Collection: Thinking
Of course I want people to show up to the concerts and I am sure for that to decline would be a difficult thing.Collection: People
The personal antics have overshadowed the music. I never wanted that but I knew what I was getting into when I got into everything I got into.Collection: Antics
I have always touched on different genres whether it has been hip-hop, country and the rock element.Collection: Country
I don't make music to prove all the critics wrong. I do it to prove all my fans right.Collection: Fans
I get a feeling of peace from a low so high, as I sit in my chair and watch life go by.Collection: Philosophy
I don't sit in my room and hide the whole time. I think people know my spirit is real.Collection: Real
I got into rock and roll to piss my parents off and the establishment around me.Collection: Rocks
When I started out I thought I might make a little money, get some girls, get a taste of the rock 'n' roll life. It's gone way beyond that.Collection: Girl
I think more and more people are starting to understand that you can't believe half of everything you read or what you see. There are so many information outlets that are available that it's almost too much, there is so much misinformation out there.Collection: Believe
I don't rock for Cancer. I rock for cash, and the topless dancers.Collection: Peace
I really believe it's the old cliché, the more you give the more you receive. I'm living proof of that.Collection: Believe
Rap's the occupation, but one day watch I'll be Pimp of the Nation.Collection: Future
I always say getting married was a ball. I had a blast getting married. Loved it so much I got married six or seven times or whatever it was.Collection: Balls
I have a couple of guys to do my laundry. Just because I'm lazy and rich.Collection: Couple
Girls are always like, 'Oh, you're much better-looking in person than in pictures.' I'm kinda like, 'Er, thank you? I think? As in, I'm not as ugly as you thought?'Collection: Girl
I just feel fortune just to have been lucky enough, and worked hard enough, and blessed.Collection: Blessed
I could write a book on the things I've done drunk.Collection: Book
The best formula for revenge is success.Collection: Revenge
I was the little white kid who rocked the turntablesCollection: Kids
I've been meeting with Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino for years, trying to figure out how to fix the concert industry. We're all so overpaid. It's ridiculous. People stopped going to concerts because they can't afford them. The Rolling Stones are charging $650 per ticket! That just makes me speechless. I love the Stones, but I won't be attending.Collection: Years
I remember coming home from school one time and saying very calmly to my mum, 'I'm not going any more. It's a waste of time. I gotta get going with this music thing. School's getting in the way.' It freaked her out.Collection: Home
I'm not worried about headlines affecting my family, especially my son. He knows who I am. Whatever these things he is reading, he has a different perspective than the rest of the world just as a lot of my friends do.Collection: Reading
I take the invasion of my personal space very seriously...Collection: Space