“Well, my friends, the time has come
To raise the roof and have some fun.
Throw away the work to be done.
Let the music play on.”

— Lionel Richie

All Night Long.
Song lyrics, Can't Slow Down (1983)

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Well, my friends, the time has come To raise the roof and have some fun. Throw away the work to be done. Let the mus…" by Lionel Richie?

Lionel Richie 27

American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and a… 1949

Related quotes

“The time for war has not yet come, but it will come, and that soon; and when it does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard.”

Thomas Jackson (1824–1863) Confederate general

Speech to cadets at the Virginia Military Institute (March 1861); as quoted in Mighty Stonewall (1957) by Frank E. Vandiver, p. 131; this has sometimes been paraphrased as "When war does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard."

“I have always done my sketches, as people would say, for the fun of it… I have worked to amuse myself, and if it has amused the public as well, so much the better for me.”

Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898) English illustrator and author

In an interview with <i>The Idler</i> (1896), as quoted in Aubrey Beardsley : A Biography (1999) by Matthew Sturgis, p. 309

“I enjoy DJing and watching people having fun, but now, I am throwing my music in the mix, and to watch people enjoy themselves and let go to something you created, is an out of this world feeling.”

Antonio Fresco (1983) American DJ, music producer, and radio personality

Company Rules Interview https://companyrules.home.blog/2019/05/27/welcome-guest-dj-antonio-fresco/ (2019)

“I feel that very rarely have I done any work in my life. I have a good time. I'm exploring. I'm playing a game, solving puzzles, and having fun, and for some reason people have been willing to pay me for it. Officially, I was supposed to retire years ago, but retire from what? Why stop having a good time?”

Charles Hard Townes (1915–2015) American Physicist

As quoted in Charles Townes, Inventor of the Laser, Nobel Laureate, Believer http://www.aleteia.org/en/technology/article/charles-townes-inventor-of-the-laser-nobel-laureate-believer-5848255028002816 (2015)