Band Quotes · Page 95

I'm just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?

— Eddie Van Halen

You write a song; you know what you want it to sound like. With a band like ours, it's more about the…

— Taylor Goldsmith

Dropkick Murphys, everybody! That's a band!

— Conan O'Brien

As far as bands doing that in a way where they think they're going to fight the government, the only people they're…

— John Petrucci

My personal definition of rock'n'roll is people attempting to do something that's beyond their ability to do it well. And whatever the…

— David First

If I could go back in time and see any band, It would be Link Wray and the Raymen.

— Neil Young

Marriage feels like an industry with catering and really expensive bands.

— Rashida Jones

You have to realize that everyone in a band is all more or less together, and everyone has their own niche, and…

— Mick Jagger

Before I knew how to do anything, I was figuring out how to be in a band.

— Tim Kinsella

I feel like I'm waving the flag for musicianship, trying to bring back bands that can play.

— Jonathan Davis

Best two rock voices I've heard in a last few years both have been from grunge bands: it's Eddie Vedder and the…

— Bruce Dickinson

I've always been a band guy. That's my wheelhouse. That's what I do.

— Frankie Ballard

When I was about 12, I had my first paying gig - 8 dollars to play rhythm guitar in a polka band.…

— Willie Nelson

People relate to the spirit of the band, which is to live your way and succeed on your own terms. There's no…

— Paul Stanley

I grew up not really listening to guitar players. Especially when I was studying music, I was just interested in piano players…

— Daniel Rossen

You might have a favorite band and really dislike one of the records. That's fine.

— Jakob Dylan

So basically, it just really represents our band and we didn't even think about that when we decided to call it 'Warpaint'.…

— Theresa Wayman

I love playing with Slash, and the chemistry I have with the rest of the guys in his band is fantastic.

— Myles Kennedy

My first rock band was called Mike and the Majestics. I was about twelve, and my older sister Kathy was the manager.…

— Michael McDonald

It can and will be a more powerful sound but the orchestra has far more potential for expressive power. When I hear…

— Glenn Branca

I heard Otis Redding singing 'These Arms of Mine' and I knew that was the band I needed.

— Wilson Pickett

Wages? You want to be wage slaves? Answer me that! Of course not. What is it that makes wage slaves? Wages! I…

— Groucho Marx

Over the years, the critics have said, 'They never change.' Maybe the little guy's got a new color of school uniform. I…

— Angus Young

I think most people start rock bands in their early twenties or teens, but I was almost thirty at the time when…

— Matt Berninger

I have a few personal ambitions for the band.

— John Deacon

We've gone through just as much stuff as any band. We just don't choose to sing about it. Well, maybe we do…

— Tony Kanal

No band is special, no player royalty.

— Krist Novoselic

Nada Surf and Harvey Danger are good bands. I think they've just stayed true to why they play music in the first…

— Ben Gibbard

In all of my years in this business, I've always been part of either a progressive band or a metal band.

— Mike Portnoy

I'm fascinated with the attitude of younger rock bands, even ones that are making money at it. I don't ever hear them…

— Travis Morrison

I'm very grateful for being in this band, but there are only five people who know what it's like to be in…

— Fab Moretti

We're not just a band playing songs, we're a safe place to go forget your troubles.

— Jaime Preciado

The record business is dangerous to the health of bands and individuals, which is something I'm just now learning. But it's not…

— T Bone Burnett

I don't have any kids of my own, but I love my band, and I love the people I'm around and taking…

— Grace Potter

We write serious music, but we also are a real band where we don't take ourselves too seriously.

— Chad Gilbert

I've definitely gotten to the point where we get to the venue, and people know that I'm in charge of the band.

— Frankie Cosmos

Slade was the coolest band in England. They were the kind of guys that would push your car out of a ditch.

— Alice Cooper

I finished my university studies with classical music while being in a successful metal band, but that was not an easy task…

— Tarja Turunen

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

— Peter Frampton

At Norwell High School, I played with The Thompson Brothers. I was also in the jazz band. I acted in a lot…

— Susan Tedeschi