Henry Rollins

Youths write me and tell me that their band will go nowhere because of all the bad bands in the world. I tell them there has always been awful music and that no great band ever wasted any time complaining, they just got it done. Their ropey ranting is just a way to get out of the hard work of making music that will do some lasting damage.

American Musician

Tove Jansson

People idealise their animals, and at the same time they patronisingly overlook a dog's natural life - biting fleas, burying bones, rolling in garbage, barking up an empty tree all night... But what do they do themselves? Bury stuff that will rot in secret and then dig it up and bury it again and rant and rave under empty trees!

Finnish Novelist

Sixto Rodriguez

I know I did 'Establishment Blues,' and I said 'This is not a song it's an outburst' and I'd play it, I never did describe it as a rant - R-A-N-T - but the thing is it's exactly that. Sometimes it sounds like that, but there's a lot out there on the everyday man, on the plight of the little guy.

Richard Ashcroft

Ultimately, if someone's paying hard-earned money to see me play live, they don't want a rant about what's happening on the other side of the world. They don't want to know which way they should vote.

English Musician

Bill Burr

The word 'ranting' is kind of overused now. Literally, if you just talk about a subject for 30 seconds or more, even if you never raised your voice, if I just talk about it, it's called a rant.

American Comedian

Tom Green

I tend to sit around with my friends a lot and rant and rave about things I think are ridiculous in the world, and I tend to make fun of myself a lot.

Canadian Comedian

Michael Showalter

I tend to a lot of improvisational ranting, and that's fun. For me, stand-up has been, performance-wise, a really good outlet.

Rebecca Ferguson

I'm not afraid of a rant, am I? I've got to that point where I've just become a woman; I think I've just grown.

British Musician

Katie Hopkins

Why am I not just some old woman ranting in a room? I think because what I say connects with people's truths.

English Entertainer

Iain Banks

Dead Air' is full of rants; it's a rant-based book. Yes, it's self-indulgence. I plead guilty; mea culpa.

Scottish Writer

Ranting usually shows strong emotions or frustration, often in a public or dramatic way.

Emotional Intensity

While often negative and angry, 'rant' can be used humorously or exaggeratedly among friends.

Not Always Negative

Describing someone's speech as a 'rant' might suggest you think it's unreasonable or not worth listening to.

Potentially Dismissive

When used as a noun, 'rant' often refers to a long, impassioned speech given to others.

Public Speaking

The noun form is usually informal and best kept out of professional or formal written work.

Casual Situations

What one person considers a 'rant,' another might see as a passionate argument; it's subjective.

Subjectivity

As a verb, 'rant' conveys a lack of control, often because of irritation or anger.

Sign of Irritation

Overusing 'rant' for any complaint may weaken its impact for truly strong outbursts.

Potential Overuse

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