Bands Quotes · Page 11

I was such a massive fan of all the '60s pop bands, but if I had to single out one band, it…

— Paul Weller

Seriously, I lived in America for a while, I've been in lots of different bands, I write songs for all sorts of…

— Chesney Hawkes

I've actually done bands where it was my band and it was never fun and it wasn't the right place for me…

— Pat Smear

Obviously, for Geffen, if it wasn't for us, it's quite possible that bands like Nirvana or Beck would not be on the…

— Lee Ranaldo

When I was a teenager in the '70s, I was really into those great bands like Led Zeppelin and Queen and Jethro…

— Steve Vai

Being in bands and plugging away with not many opportunities and no money for many years really shaped me and taught me…

— James Arthur

I liked anything that was a little bit weird, a little bit different. I always went for the psychotic, weird, 'dingey' bands.

— Kurt Cobain

Most punk rock bands just have a guitar, bass and drums. The Descendents, the Ramones, you name 'em, it's just how it's…

— Chad Gilbert

I quit the tax job then and decided that I was going to play in a band. I answered ads in the…

— Robert Quine

Its a misconception that we only tour with rock bands but weve done our fair share with hip-hop acts. We opened for…

— Gym Class Heroes

I think it's important for bands to rough it. Whether you're in a van or a bus, it's still tough. You still…

— Hayley Williams

It's time for new bands to step up because KISS and Mtley Cre, Aerosmith, The [Rolling] Stones... we're not always gonna be…

— Nikki Sixx

Good records - from my point of view, where I grew up which was Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull... bands that were…

— Kip Winger

Some of the newer bands I like include Queensryche and Marillion, and I was glad when Yes reformed. Also, Kingdom Come; I…

— Steve Harris

I don't understand how those old bands did it. We worked out early on that if we did three gigs in a…

— Winston Marshall

I think music is so diverse today, and bands are so diverse. If you were a rock band in the Eighties, you…

— Dexter Holland

A lot of the time bands make a record, tour a little bit then kinda fall back satisfied: oh well do a…

— Gym Class Heroes

I started to get turned on to a bunch of different bands when I was in middle school/high school. I was turned…

— John Petrucci

I think it’s really important, and it’s a lesson I didn’t learn until my late teens: Whatever bands that you love, go…

— Brad Wilk

There were so many bands in New Orleans. But most of the musicians had day jobs, you know -- trades. They were…

— Zutty Singleton

I enjoy the collaboration. I always envied people in bands who got to have that interaction. I've done so many albums where…

— Beck

I was in bands as a singer-guitarist-songwriter until 1980-81. So, there's a bunch of stuff. A lot of the stuff is hard…

— David Torn

I have a whole iPod full of exceptionally bad music, truly awful stuff including a disproportionate number of one hit wonders from…

— Lauren Weisberger

When I was running the Troubadour, there was this transition from the classic singer/songwriter Jackson Browne types to bands like Black Flag,…

— Jon Taffer

There's definitely a love-hate relationship I think a lot of bands have with touring.

— Declan McKenna

I definitely grew up on a lot of American bands. I didn't really know that there were any decent Australian bands until…

— Courtney Barnett

Authentic rock and roll is a sound that I've always been drawn to with bands like Brand New and Jimmy Eat World.

— Ryan Hurd

I've been requested by hundreds of metal bands to be part of their albums or side projects.

— Tarja Turunen

As long as there are teenage girls, there will be boy bands. It's a question of how long it takes them to…

— Nick Lachey

People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl.

— Juliana Hatfield

We aren't as concerned about the live aspect as other labels. The best live bands are the easiest to record.

— Greg Ginn

I wish there were more good new bands that would light a fire and offer a little friendly competition that would be…

— Anthony Kiedis

I've always had a good time in bands, and when I wasn't having a good time, I left.

— Peter Frampton

The south is very focused on family... the musical heritage of Muscle Shoals especially and the bands from the region.

— Jason Isbell

Most bands people have side projects and it's not considered a death threat as it was say, with The Beatles.

— Stevie Nicks

I feel like I'm waving the flag for musicianship, trying to bring back bands that can play.

— Jonathan Davis

“All bands eventually break up because of one or more of the four P's: power, property, prestiege, pussy.”

— Dave Mustaine

I never was the front man in any bands I played in when I was in college, and I always learned music…

— James Vincent McMorrow

Tribute bands have kind of taken over the market, and I don't want to come across as being that.

— Denny Laine

We were copying lots of bands, like Avett Brothers and Old Crow Medicine Show.

— Winston Marshall