Top 177 Quotes & Sayings by Kid Rock

That's what I love from metal, and that's what I love from hip-hop. That's what I love from any music that's hard, that's got an edge to it-The attitude in it.

I'm actually a pretty decent human being, and when I'm home I'm straight as an arrow.

I love to be pushed so I can prove myself, because once again, I will.

I care less if I can't be part of your scene because I am the scene. I am everything that is.

I never said I wanted to be around for a long time. I always said I wanted to be here for a good time.

Go where you're celebrated, not tolerated. I'm celebrated in Detroit.

I have been to anger management twice. After the first session the lady was like, 'Baby, you don't seem that angry at all. You seem like a really nice guy.'

I could care less about what people think. I'm a Devil Without A Cause.

I know every Skynyrd and about all Johnny Cash songs.

I always believed it would happen and stuck to my guns.

As far as my street cred goes, I'll always have that, because I always hang with the kids. I'll jump right off the stage and buy them a beer. I'll be a star on stage, but I'll always hang with the kids.

I'm a bit of an insomniac. I'm always thinking. I've got a lot of ideas for lyrics and shows. I have a notepad by the side of the bed and voice recorders around the house.

I collect cars and bikes. One of my most special rides is a black 1930s Cadillac V16, and then I've got a few West Coast choppers.

You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.

I was the little white kid who rocked the turntables.

I think what I've learned out of this lifetime is you should be proud of where you come from.

A lot of people told me that I'm committing musical suicide with my sound.

Europeans don't seem to have the groupie mentality.

Detroit: Cars and rock 'n' roll. Not a bad combo.

But I'm a great father. That's why I got custody.

I didn't want to go out and change anything. I just wanted to make the music that was part of my background, which was rock and blues and hip-hop.

I bought a book of Mark Twain quotes. That's about my speed. I'll read a couple quotes and put it down.

Everything I've done in my career has started in and around Detroit, you know, the metro area and Michigan.

I didn't come from a trailer park. I grew up middle class and my dad had money and my mom made my lunch. I got a car when I was sixteen. I'm proud of that.

I see the people in Detroit are very - they're like a lot of cities, but they're very proud to be from there and they really want to see change and they really want to see good things happen.

Surround yourself with good people. Whether they're the best or not, people are capable of learning if they've got good hearts and they're good souls.

Are some women and children going to die? Yeah. But it's doing the right thing. You got money, you sit around talking about peace. People who don't have money need some help.

I signal with an independent label, Continuum. After that I put out a totally independent record, sold fourteen thousand of them from my basement, bought a house, started raising my kid, made a decent living.

I take the invasion of my personal space very seriously.

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.

Rock 'n' roll is much easier if you're white.

Being a father helps me be more responsible... you see more things than you've ever seen.

On a scale of the United States, the Hollywood influence on what comes out, that's not the majority views of across the country. What we read in Us Weekly or People magazine, or Entertainment Tonight, it's not what the majority of the country is thinking.

My take on rap is driven by straightforward American southern rock and blues.

My shows aren't about trying to save some place, because I don't feel that's the right venue for it. That's my politics right there: Don't bring politics to my shows.

I've never done songs with people just for the sake of the great combination. I've always done songs with friends.

Going out hanging out with the troops, and you know it's kind of all summed up in the TV show, I don't what else I can say about it. It's a great thing to do, something I'm definitely proud of.

I've always made music from the heart, and that's what I do. And at the end of the day, whether it works or not, I can say I tried my best.

My past is a bit checkered.

There's always a Justin Bieber. Ever since I've been around, there's always been one of him. You know, you can trace it back from how old you are and the boy bands that came along then and the teen sensations and whatnot. And, you know, good for them. There's a few of them that make it out and a few of them that don't.

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've paid for more pianos in hotel lobbies than you can imagine.

I play Rock 'n' Roll, that's what I do.

I am happy to make money. I want to make more money, make more music, eat Big Macs and drink Budweisers.

My goal is to get quieter as I get older.

I think I did every drug known to mankind, smoked crack, boozed, dropped acid, you name it.

The spirit of rock 'n' roll is alive and well. It kind of just needs to be cultivated a little bit.

And there's a feeling you get from making music that is unlike anything else in the world.

That's why I called my record Devil Without a Cause - I'm a white boy who's so sick of hearing that white kids are going to steal rap.

Chris Rock is a good friend of mine, and he is hysterical.

They believed you can't mix rock, country, and rap, and that crossover is dead. I always knew it would work. And it will always work as long as you're really into it and like what you're doing.

The Majestic Theater in 1990. That was one of my first real shows where I had 300 to 400 people there.

I like to make music, I like rap music. Even if I'm white, I support that music. If I want to support it or any other white kid wants to support it more power to them.

I have nightmares that I'm going to wake up, and everyone's driving a Prius and living in a condo, and we're all getting health insurance.

Why does anything ever happen? Some things happen and some don't.

If it looks good, you'll see it. If it sounds good, you'll hear it. If its marketed right, you'll buy it. But... If its real... you'll feel it.

I want as many people as possible to hear my music. I'm happy to entertain people by being a star.

You know, when I started I liked Big Macs and Budweiser and I still like Big Macs and Budweiser.

But honestly, it's pretty weird; there are girls who'd do absolutely everything just to get a backstage pass. I don't know what it is, but really, when you're on national TV in America the girls love you. They all want you! And I'm not complaining!

It's not that I'm Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes now, but I've got my priorities in order.