Band Quotes · Page 22

My world was a community ballet school, a marching band, my two sisters and my girlfriends. I played saxophone in the band…

— Jennifer Garner

I'm only interested in working on records that legitimately reflect the band's own perception of their music and existence. If you commit…

— Steve Albini

We definitely wanted to show we're a band that can be around, and we have something to say other than the lighter,…

— Matthew Ramsey

Just a lot of those bands [like The Blue Jean Committee] started off in blues, and then they all transformed into other…

— Fred Armisen

I've never recognized 'emo' as a genre of music. I always thought it was the most retarded term ever. I know there…

— Guy Picciotto

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," a song that was written for Simone, she confronted the band's lead singer, Eric Burdon. "So you're…

— Nina Simone

Being in a band you can wear whatever you want - it's like an excuse for halloween everyday.

— Gwen Stefani

Due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences, I am permanently leaving the band Audioslave. I wish the other three…

— Chris Cornell

The danger in it. Being a frontman in a band, you get addicted to adrenaline rushes.

— Mitch Lucker

We didn't know it was going to be a career - it was just a lot of fun. We were known as…

— Keren Woodward

I started a band [Big Japan] for fun. These sticks break easily, but they feel good.

— Adam Brody

For a while I had a blues band in L.A., but I realized I was too optimistic to play the blues. I…

— John C. Reilly

In a band that works out well, everybody has a certain role to fulfill.

— Gavin Rossdale

I think 'Elbow' were considered successful even before [2008's] Seldom Seen Kid because we were living off the band. We have a…

— Guy Garvey

I think the record-buying public know what they like, and when people are trying to pander to them, I think they know…

— Ira Kaplan

If one is intelligent and applies himself well, what can he not accomplish? Even small bands of people, I have heard, have…

— Sakya Pandita

There's a very collaborative, collective attitude. That's a very female principle. We try to nurture that aspect of the band.

— Kate Pierson

As a result, I had to get my own playground which was my band Colours. This band lasted for about eight years…

— Eberhard Weber

Teenagers are bored. By everything. Show a teenager an actual volcanic eruption, in progress, featuring giant billowing clouds of smoke, hot rocks…

— Dave Barry

I have so much music inside me I'm just trying to stay afloat. I don't tend to write for a particular band…

— Jack White

My friend worked at a record store in Burlington and I really liked R.E.M. and a lot of music, but I didn't…

— Sarah Harmer

One of the main reasons I wanted to do 'Freefall' was that it's a complete contrast to what people see of me…

— Sarah Harding

Probably the reason it's a little hard to break away from the album format completely is, if you're getting a band together…

— David Byrne

When I walk around on the street and someone comes up to me, I have just as many full-grown men with large…

— Andy Biersack

It was liberating to do comedy. It felt like playing in a jazz band.

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu