Band Quote by Aaron Dessner

It's always the negative things that seep through into your consciousness. Most of the positive things just roll off real fast. I just try…

— Conor Oberst

I've been to too many Dead concerts. There've been smokin' holes where my memory used to be.

— Ken Kesey

I feel like once you go with a band, it's hard to go back. I just don't see myself performing without a band.

— Syd

I went through a period of being disillusioned with touring.

— Patty Smyth

It was about this time that I began experiencing the beginnings of my battles with an anxiety disorder. We were touring a lot and…

— Jack Irons

When you're in the same band as somebody, you're seeing them almost more than 24 hours a day. You start to see an awful…

— Christine McVie

When you're a touring musician, you're always turning over new rocks and there's always a certain level of tension in your life.

— Mark Kozelek

You know, when you really connect with the instrument and everything just comes out on an emotional level very naturally through your playing. That's,…

— Slash

Part of being in a band is getting better.

— Michael Bacon

In the past, we never really had that kind of spontaneity on record. When you start touring, you play songs in a certain way…

— Adam Granduciel

... even when I'm touring, I feel like a sideman ... everybody's working together. We get to play longer solos; it's not just "Here's…

— Vince Gill

So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me for certain tours.

— Joan Armatrading