--- title: "9 Band Names Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 9 Band Names quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Band Names sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/justin-vernon-4380_atmosphere_a-lot-of-people-change-their-band-names_3196079.png" --- > [A lot of people change their band names because they're looking for a change of atmosphere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-vernon/a-lot-of-people-change-their-band-names-because-they-re-looking-for-a/) [Justin Vernon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-vernon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/justin-vernon-4380_atmosphere_a-lot-of-people-change-their-band-names_3196079.png) > [I don't want to single anyone out. I'll just say that there are a lot of not good band names out there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/i-don-t-want-to-single-anyone-out-i-ll-just-say-that-there-are-a-lot/) [Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/samuel-ervin-beam-6217_band_i-don-t-want-to-single-anyone-out-i-ll-j_2572606.jpg) > ['Motherwort.' 'Great Leopard's Bane.' These are awesome band names.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-baena/motherwort-great-leopard-s-bane-these-are-awesome-band-names/) [Jeff Baena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-baena/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf5/jeff-baena-13390_awesome_motherwort-great-leopard-s-bane-these-ar_610517.jpg) > [So many bands have long, outrageously narrative band names lately.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gym-class-heroes/so-many-bands-have-long-outrageously-narrative-band-names-lately/) [Gym Class Heroes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gym-class-heroes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fd/gym-class-heroes-19757_bands_so-many-bands-have-long-outrageously-nar_2668074.jpg) > [Depeche Mode doesn't mean anything, nor does Eurythmics. Band names aren't supposed to mean anything. I wanted something that wasn't English, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elly-jackson/depeche-mode-doesn-t-mean-anything-nor-does-eurythmics-band-names/) [Elly Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elly-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c2/elly-jackson-55081_depeche-mode_depeche-mode-doesn-t-mean-anything-nor-d_2204378.jpg) > [Even now, when I try and think of band names just randomly, I'm so thankful that 'fun.' is the name of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-ruess/even-now-when-i-try-and-think-of-band-names-just-randomly-i-m-so/) [Nate Ruess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-ruess/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cb/nate-ruess-12412_band_even-now-when-i-try-and-think-of-band-na_1506594.png) > [My friend and I were talking about the band Limp Wrist, and how cool that name is, so we started bouncing other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liv-bruce/my-friend-and-i-were-talking-about-the-band-limp-wrist-and-how-cool/) [Liv Bruce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liv-bruce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/liv-bruce-20295_band_my-friend-and-i-were-talking-about-the-b_628777.jpg) > [I like ones that pertain to the music they make. Talking Heads does that somehow. More often than not band names are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/i-like-ones-that-pertain-to-the-music-they-make-talking-heads-does/) [Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2aa/samuel-ervin-beam-6217_band_i-like-ones-that-pertain-to-the-music-th_324563.jpg) > [That just felt like the most natural name out of all of the names. Everything else just felt so contrived. Even now,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-ruess/that-just-felt-like-the-most-natural-name-out-of-all-of-the-names/) [Nate Ruess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-ruess/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/nate-ruess-12412_band_that-just-felt-like-the-most-natural-nam_2564275.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band-names/#itemlist", "name": "Band Names Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A lot of people change their band names because they're looking for a change of atmosphere.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Justin Vernon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-vernon/a-lot-of-people-change-their-band-names-because-they-re-looking-for-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/justin-vernon-4380_atmosphere_a-lot-of-people-change-their-band-names_3196079.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/justin-vernon-4380_atmosphere_a-lot-of-people-change-their-band-names_3196079.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/justin-vernon-4380_atmosphere_a-lot-of-people-change-their-band-names_3196079.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A lot of people change their band names because they're looking for a change of atmosphere.” — Justin Vernon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't want to single anyone out. 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