Bands Quotes · Page 14

The fact that you can't base a coffeehouse on any other rock band is the other rock bands' problem, not mine.

— Paul Stanley

Most bands out there are basically pretty boring. I try to affect people inside their bodies.

— Prince

To build my core strength, I do push-ups, sit-ups, crunches, on-the-spot running with bands, and individual runs.

— P. R. Sreejesh

I think I skipped a lot of music, like when I was 17 or 18. I didnt know about a lot of…

— Michael Kiwanuka

I was more influenced by players like Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen than by the guys in southern rock bands.

— Dimebag Darrell

When I used to put an album out, I knew everyone on the charts. There weren't that many bands. Now, I couldn't…

— Joe Cocker

I was someone who grew up obsessed with bands, how they were and how they treated one another, and how they treated…

— James Murphy

Sometimes you might be a fan of bands but you don't know where they're from.

— Jade Puget

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

I have an open mind, and I try to be critical of none of the bands, even if something's not to my…

— Bill Ward

Before 'Local Hero,' I'd been knocking about Glasgow in rock bands, drinking too much and generally being 21. My opinion of actors…

— Peter Capaldi

I'm always looking, people are always presenting and I have found that every year of my life there's been great bands. All…

— Henry Rollins

We were all 16 and 17. When you're that age, you're just daydreaming all day. We had bands we loved - Green…

— Benji Madden

I knew about Heatmiser, and I saw them one time at Pine Street [later changed to La Luna], which was the center…

— Gus Van Sant

Fans want new music. We're the same way. We have bands that we like, and whether they release it or not, we're…

— John Dolmayan

We never nicked stuff from other bands because that was a no-no because we were all in the same boat. You don't…

— Lemmy Kilmister

I think there's just so much awesome music coming out of New Zealand, I've always loved The Naked And Famous, I absolutely…

— Lizzy Plapinger

A lot of bands are going out and playing for nothing. A lot of bands will go out and get paid, but…

— Matt Snell

One of my main problems with music is that the basic formula is always the same: verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, verse,…

— Buzz Osborne

I feel like there's not as many bands anymore. It's more like there's a front-person and a band supporting them, solo-type spirits…

— Ed Droste

I think most bands probably peak on their first album. We peaked on our third album. On the first album, I feel…

— Johnny Ramone

I can't understand how some bands are criticized for doing something different and other bands are rewarded for doing things different. At…

— Jim James

My father was an aspiring country singer and songwriter. He just didn't get that off that ground. I was afraid, very tentative…

— Ronnie Dunn

For me, growing up in New York, it started with Elvis Costello and the Clash and then got into louder things like…

— Mike D

All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together.

— Nancy Gibbs

B-52's are one of the most unique bands, not just sonically but aesthetically, too. When you look at them, you know it's…

— Brendon Urie

Obviously, for Geffen, if it wasn't for us, it's quite possible that bands like Nirvana or Beck would not be on the…

— Lee Ranaldo

I've actually done bands where it was my band and it was never fun and it wasn't the right place for me…

— Pat Smear

Seriously, I lived in America for a while, I've been in lots of different bands, I write songs for all sorts of…

— Chesney Hawkes

“All bands eventually break up because of one or more of the four P's: power, property, prestiege, pussy.”

— Dave Mustaine

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

— Jonathan Davis

Most bands people have side projects and it's not considered a death threat as it was say, with The Beatles.

— Stevie Nicks

The south is very focused on family... the musical heritage of Muscle Shoals especially and the bands from the region.

— Jason Isbell

I've always had a good time in bands, and when I wasn't having a good time, I left.

— Peter Frampton

I wish there were more good new bands that would light a fire and offer a little friendly competition that would be…

— Anthony Kiedis

I got introduced to Western music and it inspired me. One of my favourite bands is Pink Floyd.

— Anupam Roy

I'm finding it hard to listen to other rock bands. It's been hard for me for a long time, but now I…

— Matt Tong

Normally when I work with bands I'm trying to refine and improve what's already there.

— Jerry Harrison

There are plenty of very different sounding bands that could be H.O.R.D.E. bands.

— John Popper

Sublime is one of my favorite bands; I've been listening to them my whole life.

— Loren Gray