Top 30 Quotes by Chris Robinson

Singing isn't always about being on key; it's about emotionality.

How many new rock stars have come around that have anything to say at all? Guys where you even want to know what they're thinking? Are they thinking? Where did it go astray?

If you had told me at 45 years old that I would have to go on tour to get rest, I would've said, 'That's not how it works.' But nothing can be more gratifying. I'm a very hands-on dad.

I like unkempt; I don't mind if I have holes in my jacket or whatever. I think people should look more the way they feel.

No matter what, I'm always interested in making music.

I'm not a big fan of Robert Plant's lyrics or his singing.

I didn't want to be told what to do. I don't want to water down my music to fit into their formats. I know what rock and roll is to me, but everything's turning into one big commercial.

There have been multitudes of times in my career where I could have taken an easier road or a more commercial path, and I've been just like, 'That's not gonna make me happy.'

Since the early Nineties it's been very fashionable to say, 'It's all about the music.'

The way we're going about things and what we want to do, we feel it has to be a really pure essence of music. That's where you get the most out of it.