Bands Quotes · Page 12

I like to see other bands, and I like to hear their songs, but I really like it when they engage the…

— David Bryan

I've always been in bands writing songs with friends in order to play shows or record a future record.

— Frank Iero

I've always been an outsider kid. But I had always wanted to be in a group - growing up, I loved bands…

— Dawn Angelique

I do think that some bands seem to be dabbling in the rock-hip-hop world and are not necessarily serious about it.

— Fred Durst

As you'll never hear the thing again, my boy, why not throw in a couple of brass bands?

— Thomas Beecham

I judge people based solely on the quality of bands on the black concert t-shirts they wear.

— Lou Brutus

If you're not in a major city, many bands don't come your way, and you have to really travel to see them.

— Eddie Trunk

So many times I've gone to hear bands and thought, 'Oh, I can't wait to be on that stage.'

— Martie Maguire

To me, Modest Mouse is one of the best bands ever. I actually wasn't surprised that they made it big. It's always…

— Doug Martsch

I've always been a huge Butthole Surfers fan. The first time I saw them was in the early '80s when all they…

— Buzz Osborne

We loved the Beach Boys, bands like that, but our originality came out of our lack of ability as copiers. They did…

— Russell Mael

The Sex Pistols came through Atlanta, and I got to go see them. That was historic. It blew me away; it was…

— Cindy Wilson

A lot of bands just entertain you. I'm all about entertainment - I do it every day - but there's only certain…

— Sonny Sandoval

My father was stationed in Italy in the military. I had no one to feed me what was cool, so I was…

— Laura Jane Grace

Growing up, I played in different bands and did a lot of self-booked touring and traveling around, and my sister was driving…

— Lauv

I know the only words that you have for me Are give up and get out You'd like to think that we've…

— Motionless In White

I think basically, there are some bands and acts who feel the need to cultivate a persona or act a certain way…

— Dan Smith

I wasn't necessarily frustrated in Fall Out Boy, but there were things that didn't get satisfied, desires left wanting. We didn't all…

— Patrick Stump

I think the biggest faults that bands tend to have in terms of drama or breaking up is bands don't learn people's…

— Andy Biersack

Growing up, I went to the Warped Tour a lot, and I got to see bands like Rancid and AFI and Dropkick…

— Andy Biersack

I think a lot of the intention of bands, especially in the last year, is to spread themselves out geographically and borrow…

— Carrie Brownstein

We found ourselves becoming more serious about playing music than our friends were - or just more committed and had more meaningful…

— Mikal Cronin

Being in two full-time rock bands is pretty impossible. I love to tour but I have a dog and I want to…

— Neko Case

I like all of the typical hard rock bands. I'm an AC/DC fanatic. I love ZZ Top, just about any Van Halen,…

— Mark Mendoza

I don't want to continue to do what I did when I was 20. I would like to continue to develop myself…

— Anton Corbijn

I'm not ashamed to say that I really loved some of the hair metal bands of the '80s.

— Chris McCaughan

I hope the Canada Pops can play in E and A. I do 'Forty Days' and 'Bo Diddley'. I don't change songs,…

— Ronnie Hawkins

Young bands are so angry. There are young bands that are so incredibly successful, getting incredible reviews, and they are totally angry.

— Lou Barlow

My mom is a singer and my Dad introduced me to bands such as Zeppelin and the Stones so music has always…

— Kelly Blatz

I just chased bands all over the country. The biggest one I saw was Jimi Hendrix.

— Cassandra Peterson

Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult.

— Bruce Springsteen

I really got into Three Doors Down - that's the sound that was out when I was 12 or 13. I really…

— Morgan Wallen

The Who is one of my favorite bands of all time. 'The Who Sell Out' is one of the greatest art-project albums…

— Buzz Osborne

My hope for young bands, honestly, is that they do it because they love it, they do it because it's real.

— Sonny Sandoval

But I think bands that rolled in with a big attitude, like they were some big deal, I just found that very…

— Rob Zombie

Frank's bands could play the hardest stuff and make it seem like no big deal.

— Dweezil Zappa

Bands in the Nineties seem to forget the entertainment aspect of rock music.

— Matt Bellamy

There are so many bands always doing the same album over and over; I want to evolve, try new things.

— Neige

In a way, I pattern myself after all the bands I used to like as a kid. Every time they put out…

— Richard Prince

With the jam bands I've seen, it's about music, and it's about theory, and it's about making everyone feel better with music.

— Butch Trucks