It was tough to end a band that you've been in for 10 years.

I understand people who say, 'There is no Queen without Freddie. Just leave it be.' Because that's what we felt, following his death. All…

— Roger Taylor

Facing the truth is tough but in the end it's always better than a lie

— Anonymous

God has the tough end of the deal. What if instead of planting the seed you had to make the tree? That would keep…

— Jim Rohn

We didn't want to be another post-Libertines band singing about London and playing chords.

— James Righton

When you first start a band all you think about and spend your time doing is writing songs, play shows, in the simplest way…

— Joe King

At 10 years old, I was in my church band, playing in front of a couple thousand people every week.

— Bazzi

We wanted to guide the musicians, so we could create our own sound. We would never let the band just go in and play…

— Lamont Dozier

I was playing in other rock bands. Any of those bands didn't last long.

— Ikue Mori

Everybody now who's playing in Unicorn band is deeply schooled in music. I'm the only one who's self-taught, which I think is a bit…

— Nicholas Thorburn

I like the challenge of writing music without being the coolest guy or band in the room.

— John Gourley

I'd been playing in bands for something like seven years at this point. And we were always trying to get ahead, trying to rehearse…

— Aerosmith

Bass guitar is the engine of the band.

— Suzi Quatro

As you'll never hear the thing again, my boy, why not throw in a couple of brass bands?

— Thomas Beecham

I think my music has always been a mixture, depending on whom I'm working with - what band, what musicians, what producer.

— Matisyahu

The reason I was drawn to the Band Perry was because they have a knack for doing rollicking country music that can sound a…

— Phoebe Robinson