Band Quotes · Page 24

The band never actually split up - we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.

— Boy George

Crowdfunding as an idea itself isn't new - bands have been doing it since the dawn of time.

— Amanda Palmer

Part of your process of becoming an adult is admitting to yourself that The Doors were a shitty band.

— Moshe Kasher

I used to think when I was in the Go-Go's that we were as wild as any of the boy bands.

— Jane Wiedlin

Really, to me, a really good evening would be a comedian, followed by a band, followed by a really good DJ.

— Jens Lekman

I would definitely say the Oakland Raiders are the punk rock band of football.

— Billie Joe Armstrong

We were really grown up for our age and it was an incredible special band.

— Joan Jett

“What we're about in this band, I hope...is that we put people before ideas.”

— Bono

I had a little indie label called No Core and Dave Grohl's first band was called, Dain Bramage so I out an…

— Reed Mullin

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

— Sheila E

We're grown men; we were kids when we started. Going through life, there are things we've all gone through - life's ups…

— Lajon Witherspoon

There's no leader of this band, and there never will be. That's the key. You can't control how the public perceives you-people…

— Shannon Hoon

I was allowed a freedom as a baby boomer to do whatever I wanted to do. My parents were able to give…

— Peter Frampton

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

— Brian Chippendale

No one comes up to me asking for a crack dealer's number. People come up to me to talk about lyrics, about…

— Pete Doherty

Trying to make it and get people to respect your band, being a cool band-all of that stuff-I think we've arrived at…

— Matt Berninger

I am very proud of The Saints and I'm very glad that I've been associated with them all these years, but the…

— Chris Bailey

Before I decided to concentrate on writing, I drew pictures and painted, and made Super 8 experimental movies. I was the singer…

— Dennis Cooper

I played soccer, and I played in a band, and sometimes I was able to do a movie. And my school would…

— Michiel Huisman

I'm just a music fan. I like pretty much all types of music, and I feel like I can get something out…

— John Congleton

As a female band, we don't come from trying to be appealing or "sexy." There are a lot of bands - and…

— Emily Kokal

I knew I wanted to be an actor for a long time, but I was based out of Chicago and then I…

— Anonymous

I can't afford back up vocalists; they're so expensive. Because I'm independent - I'm not signed to a major label, which a…

— Nick Murphy

Hatebreed is a fantastic band. They've been around for ten years and they're going really strong. But Hatebreed -- when you compare…

— Roger Miret

There's no point in bringing together a talented band if you don't let them do their thing.

— Imelda May

I think every band is a little cautious when the drummer starts to write tunes.

— Matt Cameron

We're a rock n' roll band. We're more music and rock n' roll than politics.

— Gary Rossington

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

— John Gourley

When I was, like, 8/9, I was obsessed with Jonathon Taylor Thomas and the band Hanson.

— Chanel West Coast

I still do a lot of shows with Brian Koonin, but we haven't had a full band lately.

— David Johansen

The bands that wrote the big, heroic rock songs - I really wanted to make a record like that.

— Sheryl Crow

I had previously been in the band the Modern Lovers with Jonathan Richman.

— Jerry Harrison

Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little bit different right now.

— Jimmy Chamberlin

One of the first bands to break out of Seattle was Heart.

— Layne Staley

Andy Paley got us a show opening for his band at an outdoor show at Simmon's College, on a Friday.

— Jonathan Richman

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - those guys were great.

— Rick Nielsen

Generosity is the key to all relationships. To friendships and bands. That's the golden rule.

— Tina Weymouth

Democracy allows for A and B to band together to rip off C. This is not justice, but a moral outrage.

— Hans-Hermann Hoppe

When we started off, we weren't even thinking of being a global band. We just ended up becoming that.

— Steve Harris

My whole experience with the Beatles was really no different from any other band, except it was the Beatles.

— Glyn Johns