Bands Quotes · Page 17

My father was always in bands. He played drums and could sing. And my grandfather was a band leader.

— Randy Rainbow

There's no judgment on bands that continue on who aren't popular; some people get enjoyment out of it. I'm just not one…

— Fred Armisen

Most people get into bands for three very simple rock and roll reasons: to get laid, to get fame, and to get…

— Bob Geldof

When we were growing up, Russell and I were into The Who, The Move, The Kinks, early Pink Floyd, really good tight…

— Ron Mael

When I was a kid, I listened to the Doors and the Eagles and bands like the Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club,…

— Grace Potter

Punk rock really influenced me, the basic metal bands, Zeppelin, Stones and Floyd, and Southern rock bands. I think I was pretty…

— Al Jourgensen

Bands are about these little relationships that make everything tick, and when you create new music you're testing those relationships.

— Jonathan Cain

I'm not excited when bands strip things down. I'm not excited by the White Stripes.

— Matt Tong

I tried to sing 'What's Going On' with Amy Winehouse once at an old cinema in the West End. There was a…

— Jamie Cullum

Back in the days, the groups and the bands that we listened to were like Earth, Wind and Fire, Santana and Grateful…

— Sheila E

I don't like bands who would play music like Code. I mean I hate most bands with emotional singing parts (I adore…

— Mat McNerney

I love a lot of people in bands and people doing weird art stuff, but i will always forget someone and i…

— Brian Chippendale

The only time I ever really got into rap was back in the early '90s, and bands like A Tribe Called Quest,…

— Paul Weller

A lot of bands, they'll try to jump on the bandwagon or the fad or the fashion, and they'll skyrocket, have this…

— Mike Portnoy

Wallace and Gromit's contraptions are created purely for gags, but we all have the urge to invent - especially children. If they're…

— Nick Park

In my bands, I don't really walk around telling people what to play, just out of respect really. I mean, if there's…

— Jack White

It is difficult to be that band that doesn't do things the way other bands do it. It's a blessing and a…

— Tobias Forge

I think the thing that is hard for a lot of bands is that there is a lot of free music out…

— Jason Wade

People sometimes say that bands sound like The Cars, but when I hear it I don't know if they do or not.

— Ric Ocasek

Definitely, when you get into something where bands are playing for 30,000 people, it's not like the post-punk, U.S. independent scene.

— Chris Cornell

Even when I interviewed bands, it was about asking them about writing songs, so it was more for me than anybody else.

— Benjamin Booker

I'm 33...before AC/DC I've played in a lot of bands in Australia. You're never too old to rock and roll.

— Bon Scott

A lot of bands mature, which means they get square; they start delivering messages. Hey, you got a message, use Western Union.

— David Lee

Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.

— Karen O

When I was in top 40 bands, I always had to learn new material and new styles.

— Anonymous

I think I skipped a lot of music, like when I was 17 or 18. I didn't know about a lot of…

— Michael Kiwanuka

There I met Gordon Jackson and Dave Meredith who were playing in local bands.

— Jim Capaldi

I guess a lot of bands play around until they come up with something they like.

— Greg Saunier

There were some great bands in the 90s like Blur and Oasis, The Stone Roses and all that.

— Dylan Llewellyn

I'd been performing in bands since I was 12 which represented, at that point, about 16 years of playing music.

— Van Morrison

I hate it when bands do that; they're so proud of their new album, they have to play all of it and…

— Ville Valo

When I was a kid I never learned to play. I actually got in bands through watching people play and copying them.

— Charlie Watts

The bands that do well don't get caught up in fads; they are just true to themselves.

— John Corabi

Bands have always written songs against what they see as wrong. Ronald Reagan really made for a lot of songs.

— Henry Rollins

Nirvana was a band that led you somewhere, as opposed to all the grunge bands that began and ended with themselves.

— Jens Lekman

I was happy to be asked twice to be in one of the greatest bands in the world.

— Marky Ramone

You never know what's next for me. I might go into making one of them rock bands.

— Scarface

I'm surprised that we're around still. A lot of the bands that we came out with are not around.

— Mike McCready

One of my favorite hip-hop artists is Makonnen. One of my favorite bands is Fall Out Boy. You put those two together,…

— Lil Peep

A lot of bands change, and a lot of bands break up, but only a few grow.

— Anthony Fantano