Mouthing Off: A Book of Rock & Roll Quotes

by John D. Luerssen

Whether it's David Bowie, Gwen Stefani, Michael Stipe, or Joan Jett, rock stars are never at a loss for words. Often obnoxious, sometimes introspective, and remarkably honest, these musings are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1930606028
• ISBN13: 9781930606029
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Telegraph Company
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Quotes

GREAT book. I love this book. Has many many great quotes in it.

this book was great

if you're a fan of music AT ALL, there is going to be one quote in this book that makes it worth buying.

the guy from Utah completely missed the point

OK, so this book isn't just a collection of quips from Led Zeppelin, The Stones and The Beatles. We've heard enough from those folks as it is. I think Luerssen has done a rockin' job of collecting the funniest, silliest, most amusing quotes from a surprisingly broad cross-section of artists--not just the old dinosaurs that people *always* trot out, but people who speak to consumers of music from the past decade as well.So what if not everything these rock stars say is original? Just because somebody else said it first, doesn't mean they said it best. And anyway, I find it interesting to read how the issues, thoughts, and feelings of what it's like to be a working musician remain the same over time, despite the differences in the sort of music they create and the kinds of fans they appeal to.Whole books have been published on the drug and alcohol induced rampages of the classic rock giants. Mouthing Off spends 2 chapters on the same subject, and covers a much broader range of musicians.All I can say is that if you didn't find this book entertaining you might want to check and see if you have a pulse.

Mouthing Off is a really cool book!

....Mouthing Off mostly represents today's artists although it does include legends from decades past. But if you don't think today's rockers observations on sex, drugs, life and songwriting are worthwhile maybe you it's time to graduate to the soft rock station down the dial.I love this book and keep it handy when I'm pulling MP3's off the web or listening to my CD collection. Anyone who would throw it away is seriously lacking a sense of humor and should probably take a good hard look at him or herself.

MOUTHING OFF is a MUST HAVE

If you're a rock fan, Mouthing Off is for you! Rock, metal, indie and punk musicians spew off about sex, drugs, alcohol and so much more.It's a hilarious and truthful book of rock revelations with great photos here of Marilyn Manson, Fred Durst, R.E.M., The Beastie Boys, Bono, Eddie Vedder, Weezer, Courtney Love. A chapter near the back of the book on the events of 9.11 as told by pop luminaries is probably the most compelling part. But mostly it's a fun, funny and entertaining book that you'll have a hard time putting down.