Bands Quotes · Page 18

I know that there are a lot of sort of silly things that one thinks as a music listener about bands. I…

— James Mercer

When I was younger and bands were formed that way, out of friendships rather than anything else. It wasn't like we put…

— David Pajo

We just wanted to get as far away from the rap-rock scene as possible, because its been done and other bands do…

— Adam Rich

Most bands, if something goes wrong, they cower and walk off stage and fire people.

— Tom DeLonge

Our first gig was a battle of the bands. We did 45 minutes of comedy and never played a note - and…

— Cheech Marin

I went to college in Iowa for a little bit and tried to get some bands together there. That was about a…

— Dave Keuning

Arctic Monkeys are actually one of my favourite bands going, which is really weird cos I went to school and college with…

— Oliver Sykes

We loved Andy, so we wanted to keep him. He was in both bands, but Nerve Agents broke up.

— Brody Armstrong

All the bands get along really well. That's one of the biggest things on a tour. It's great to get all these…

— Brandon Thomas

We've toured with so many bands, and we've noticed that there are a few of them... Metallica, Rammstein, Tool - those aren't…

— Ivan Moody

I started to listen to music in '80 or '81, bands like Queen or Kiss. Then in '83, when I first got…

— Max Cavalera

I hate the attitude of, 'oh we already have a Lydia Lunch, so we do we need a Bikini Kill.' Well, there's…

— Kathleen Hanna

You've got these dance bands that, when you see them live, everything's on tape. It might not even be them singing, and…

— Marky Ramone

But when I started playing in bands, everyone would just have a couple beers at rehearsal, at the shows, or whatever, and…

— Nita Strauss

I like giving music-themed gifts. I've given a couple of music documentaries to boys. Especially if they don't have the same taste…

— Bella Heathcote

Rock bands are a lot like football teams: If a guy is on drugs and messes up, get someone else who's proud…

— Gene Simmons

Through the history of rock n' roll, you see lots of bands making the mistake of putting on the tights when they…

— Patrick Carney

I don't think I'm an entertainer. I never think, 'Wow, I can't wait to get the crowd moving.' Some of my favorite…

— Ric Ocasek

I've always loved aggressive, hard, noisy, yet melodic bands, and at the same time I've always loved 'Blue' by Joni Mitchell.

— Art Alexakis

I think that people like getting their money's worth, so it's cool to have a load of bands in a similar genre.

— Tim Lambesis

I know that bands that haven't put out a record for 10 years are playing to 20,000 people a night. But that's…

— Robert Plant

Without Metallica, we wouldn't have a lot of the bands that we have now.

— Joey Jordison

Lightning Bolt and Hella are two bands I listen to, and there's a lot of finger tapping going on there.

— Marnie Stern

It's a gas, just phoning up some bands and saying: 'You don't know us but we love you and would you come…

— Gord Downie

Bands on tour are very good cultivators of what's the avant-garde of comedy.

— Jonathan Krisel

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

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

— Amanda Palmer

The bands you like and know that are French are always outsiders in the French music industry - Daft Punk, Air.

— Laurent Brancowitz

I was in punk bands when I was a kid, and then I would do stand-up in between bands - which wasn't…

— Bobcat Goldthwait

I know of dude-bands who've brought big, crazy dogs on tour. Everybody loves their animal.

— Marnie Stern

I really hate it when I see other bands selling their music to commercials.

— Robby Krieger

Growing up in San Diego, I can remember going with my brother to see bands like Pennywise and NOFX - good punk…

— Vic Fuentes

I listened to a lot of bands that were happening at the time, but no one in particular.

— Caroline Corr

It seems like the older bands are bigger than ever. We get a mixed crowd where you have kids and old blokes…

— Geezer Butler

I'm not into bands for the sake of being into bands. I've grown past that. There was a time in my life…

— Pete Wentz

I started playing guitar at, like, 12 or 13 and just rock bands mostly. I had a punk rock band and hard…

— Oscar Isaac

I want to be in cahoots with bands who want to make the record of their dreams.

— Steve Albini

I think a lot of bands are creatively knackered when they come off tour.

— Alex Kapranos

I played in bands very very young. I painted; I did photography, all kinds of things.

— Johan Renck

My favorite bands are Radiohead and Led Zeppelin, and all-time favorite album is 'Amnesiac' by Radiohead.

— Jessica Parker Kennedy