--- title: "10 Band Quotes By Floor Jansen" description: "10 Band quotes by Floor Jansen. Plus more from Floor Jansen and more Band sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cc/floor-jansen-9670_band_i-joined-a-metal-band-with-only-guys-whe_2455168.jpg" --- > [I joined a metal band with only guys when I was 17.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/i-joined-a-metal-band-with-only-guys-when-i-was-17/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cc/floor-jansen-9670_band_i-joined-a-metal-band-with-only-guys-whe_2455168.jpg) > [I always feel I need to do well regardless of the level of the band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/i-always-feel-i-need-to-do-well-regardless-of-the-level-of-the-band/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc4/floor-jansen-9670_always_i-always-feel-i-need-to-do-well-regardle_1560433.jpg) > [Both the guys in Nightwish and I have experiences with previous band breakups and all emotions that come with it. It's almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/both-the-guys-in-nightwish-and-i-have-experiences-with-previous-band/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88c/floor-jansen-9670_band_both-the-guys-in-nightwish-and-i-have-ex_1855454.jpg) > [Now, when you've been in the band for three years, you get used to the position, in a sense. I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/now-when-you-ve-been-in-the-band-for-three-years-you-get-used-to-the/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae5/floor-jansen-9670_band_now-when-you-ve-been-in-the-band-for-thr_1614340.jpg) > [Nightwish is my band, and so is Revamp. They both get my 100 percent, which is why I also cannot do them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/nightwish-is-my-band-and-so-is-revamp-they-both-get-my-100-percent/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d04/floor-jansen-9670_band_nightwish-is-my-band-and-so-is-revamp-th_3084890.jpg) > [Who on earth would expect a band such as Nightwish, to give you, of all people, the phone call, 'Hey, can you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/who-on-earth-would-expect-a-band-such-as-nightwish-to-give-you-of-all/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/floor-jansen-9670_band_who-on-earth-would-expect-a-band-such-as_3183849.jpg) > [The most metal? Some would say Slayer, but I think they're a dreadful band. Unbelievably boring. Terrible. Apparently it's not metal to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/the-most-metal-some-would-say-slayer-but-i-think-they-re-a-dreadful/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c6/floor-jansen-9670_band_the-most-metal-some-would-say-slayer-but_595484.jpg) > [Thinking Slayer's music is not my thing doesn't mean I don't respect the band for what they are and what they've done.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/thinking-slayer-s-music-is-not-my-thing-doesn-t-mean-i-don-t-respect/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/floor-jansen-9670_band_thinking-slayer-s-music-is-not-my-thing_1823310.jpg) > [When After Forever stopped, I didn't want to first find a band, then see if I could write with them, figure that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/when-after-forever-stopped-i-didn-t-want-to-first-find-a-band-then/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6a/floor-jansen-9670_band_when-after-forever-stopped-i-didn-t-want_1349631.jpg) > [Arch Enemy is a female-fronted metal band, but so is Delain. They don't sound alike at all. The only thing they both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/arch-enemy-is-a-female-fronted-metal-band-but-so-is-delain-they-don-t/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aef/floor-jansen-9670_band_arch-enemy-is-a-female-fronted-metal-ban_1343426.jpg) ## Other authors on Band ## More by Floor Jansen > [I never really thought of myself as somebody to move abroad. It just came on my path.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/i-never-really-thought-of-myself-as-somebody-to-move-abroad-it-just/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) > [To be honest, I deliberately tend not to post things like 'I'm having a relationship' or where I live. I'm a bit reluctant to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/to-be-honest-i-deliberately-tend-not-to-post-things-like-i-m-having-a/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) > [Revamp is a band that would deserve the hundred-percent devotion a band needs, and at this moment, I don't see any future for another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/revamp-is-a-band-that-would-deserve-the-hundred-percent-devotion-a/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) > [When a pregnancy begins, those cells begin their mitosis, and during the first three months, everything from limbs to organs to the brain and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/when-a-pregnancy-begins-those-cells-begin-their-mitosis-and-during/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) > [Unfortunately, life unfolds as it does, and you can't do everything at the same time, and you can't do some things if you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/unfortunately-life-unfolds-as-it-does-and-you-can-t-do-everything-at/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) > [No... I don't like Slayer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/no-i-don-t-like-slayer/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) > [Sometimes, I would love to record a super-quiet album, but for some reason, I never really got to that because my heart lies with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/sometimes-i-would-love-to-record-a-super-quiet-album-but-for-some/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) > [The most metal? Some would say Slayer, but I think they're a dreadful band. Unbelievably boring. Terrible. Apparently it's not metal to say that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/the-most-metal-some-would-say-slayer-but-i-think-they-re-a-dreadful/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) > [The success of Revamp is clear. We've sold a lot of albums, we've done very good tours, and wherever we play, we get a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/the-success-of-revamp-is-clear-we-ve-sold-a-lot-of-albums-we-ve-done/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) > [I think every physiotherapist will tell you that it's not a very good idea, and there are many musicians in the metal scene who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/i-think-every-physiotherapist-will-tell-you-that-it-s-not-a-very-good/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) > [We are all entitled to our own opinion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/we-are-all-entitled-to-our-own-opinion/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) > [When I have the opportunity to meet fans that support me, I always try to do so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/when-i-have-the-opportunity-to-meet-fans-that-support-me-i-always-try/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) > [If you are waiting for this thing that might happen tomorrow, it probably will never happen. You need to activate it now! No one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/if-you-are-waiting-for-this-thing-that-might-happen-tomorrow-it/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) > [I do know I will enjoy family life. What I've seen from moms, or heard stories from people who became a parent, it's such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/i-do-know-i-will-enjoy-family-life-what-i-ve-seen-from-moms-or-heard/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) > [There is a project that I did back in 2008 with a Norwegian guitar player, Jorn Viggo Lofstad, who plays in Pagan's Mind. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/there-is-a-project-that-i-did-back-in-2008-with-a-norwegian-guitar/) [Floor Jansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floor-jansen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/floor-jansen/#itemlist", "name": "10 Band Quotes By Floor Jansen", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I joined a metal band with only guys when I was 17.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Floor Jansen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/i-joined-a-metal-band-with-only-guys-when-i-was-17/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cc/floor-jansen-9670_band_i-joined-a-metal-band-with-only-guys-whe_2455168.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cc/floor-jansen-9670_band_i-joined-a-metal-band-with-only-guys-whe_2455168.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cc/floor-jansen-9670_band_i-joined-a-metal-band-with-only-guys-whe_2455168.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I joined a metal band with only guys when I was 17.” — Floor Jansen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always feel I need to do well regardless of the level of the band.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Floor Jansen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/i-always-feel-i-need-to-do-well-regardless-of-the-level-of-the-band/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc4/floor-jansen-9670_always_i-always-feel-i-need-to-do-well-regardle_1560433.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc4/floor-jansen-9670_always_i-always-feel-i-need-to-do-well-regardle_1560433.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc4/floor-jansen-9670_always_i-always-feel-i-need-to-do-well-regardle_1560433.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always feel I need to do well regardless of the level of the band.” — Floor Jansen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Both the guys in Nightwish and I have experiences with previous band breakups and all emotions that come with it. 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As I can imagine they won't listen to mine either, for that matter.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Floor Jansen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floor-jansen/thinking-slayer-s-music-is-not-my-thing-doesn-t-mean-i-don-t-respect/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/floor-jansen-9670_band_thinking-slayer-s-music-is-not-my-thing_1823310.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/floor-jansen-9670_band_thinking-slayer-s-music-is-not-my-thing_1823310.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/floor-jansen-9670_band_thinking-slayer-s-music-is-not-my-thing_1823310.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Thinking Slayer's music is not my thing doesn't mean I don't respect the band for what they are and what…” — Floor Jansen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When After Forever stopped, I didn't want to first find a band, then see if I could write with them, figure that whole thing out, then record an album. 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