"The Commitments" Quotes
"The Commitments" by Roddy Doyle follows a group of working-class Dubliners who form a soul band in an effort to escape their bleak surroundings and find purpose through music.
fiction | 144 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
The Irish are the niggers of Europe, lads.
In the music business, there are no prizes for being original.
I'm black and I'm proud.
It's not just a bag of chips we're talking about. It's soul music. It's people's lives.
The Irish don't know how to be successful, they wouldn't know what to do if they were.
I've always thought that the whole point of a band is that you don't have to be a somebody.
I love Elvis. I love his music. I love his attitude.
You're not supposed to enjoy it. It's just supposed to make you feel good.
I'd say the Irish are the niggers of the world.
The Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. And the Northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin.
