Bands Quotes · Page 13

A bands first albums usually not great. When you made the first album, you had a day job and you were still…

— John Darnielle

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

— Bruce Springsteen

There are some rap acts that could be H.O.R.D.E. bands. The Beastie Boys could do it very easily. Digable Planets could do…

— John Popper

Boy bands should be exploded from a great height. They're just pretty people singing music written by others.

— Eddie Izzard

I grew up playing in rock bands while I was listening to rap records. I like a lot of stuff.

— Ricky Reed

I'd say that 98 percent of the bands we've played with through the years have either broken up or are stuck in…

— David Bryan

I'm lucky to have had the opportunity to perform with bands that have influenced me as a musician over the years.

— Joey Jordison

Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.

— Flea

I've created several musical trends, really. That's not because I'm so far out and fabulous. It's because most bands have no ideas…

— John Lydon

Hey bands, you're all welcome to fly me to some exotic location and I'll record you there, Y'know that right? You don't…

— Jim Diamond

I understand the rock star deal having been one and still going out strapping my guitar on and performing. Now, I probably…

— David Cassidy

My favorite bands are Hank Williams Jr. and Led Zeppelin. When it's rock, it's '70s rock, and when it's country, it's '70s…

— Shooter Jennings

A lot of bands that are great disappear a little bit faster than they used to. They don't get as much support…

— Judd Apatow

The Small Faces are thought to be a one-hit wonder in America because we only had 'Itchycoo Park.' Then the Faces just…

— Ian McLagan

It's not so surprising that there are more women in metal bands. And they're not just fronting them. There are drummers and…

— Floor Jansen

It's funny: here I am, a guy who plays in one of the world's biggest classic-rock bands, and to tell you the…

— Rickey Medlocke

I don't think I understood guitar rock as well as I probably should have. I don't think I understood bands like Led…

— Pete Wentz

A lot of the time bands make a record, tour a little bit then kinda fall back satisfied: oh well do a…

— Gym Class Heroes

I started to get turned on to a bunch of different bands when I was in middle school/high school. I was turned…

— John Petrucci

I enjoy the collaboration. I always envied people in bands who got to have that interaction. I've done so many albums where…

— Beck

There were so many bands in New Orleans. But most of the musicians had day jobs, you know -- trades. They were…

— Zutty Singleton

I was in bands as a singer-guitarist-songwriter until 1980-81. So, there's a bunch of stuff. A lot of the stuff is hard…

— David Torn

I have a whole iPod full of exceptionally bad music, truly awful stuff including a disproportionate number of one hit wonders from…

— Lauren Weisberger

I think it’s really important, and it’s a lesson I didn’t learn until my late teens: Whatever bands that you love, go…

— Brad Wilk

I'm still waiting for rock bands to come back, something raw and relevant.

— Greg Kurstin

We came from a small town where there was no music scene or no other bands, and we decided to put ours…

— Ed Kowalczyk

I never went to rock concerts when I was a kid. I didn't see any rock & roll bands. I had posters…

— Dave Grohl

It's the faster bands that made me want to play guitar, bands like The Jam.

— Graham Coxon

I was playing in bands before high school even. My first band I was in at 14. And we were playing just Beatles.

— Dan Fogelberg

If you look at my history, my history is that of forming bands rather than joining them.

— Paul Rodgers

I've seen bands split up for five years and do nothing. That sounds great to me, but it just hasn't worked out…

— Joe Perry

Don't tell me that ill be fine, I'm so sick of hoping that you're right.

— Neck Deep

Metal needs to be exposed to more people, so it's good for rock if there's bigger bands.

— M. Shadows

I never went to rock concerts when I was a kid. I didn't see any rock & roll bands.

— Dave Grohl

Few bands in hard rock history have been so adept at balancing the awesome and trivial as Van Halen in their prime.

— Chuck Eddy

I was such a massive fan of all the '60s pop bands, but if I had to single out one band, it…

— Paul Weller

Even when I was coming through school, I was a loner and I used to study music and play it and play…

— Billy West

I'm an out and out basic man and AC/DC are one of the best rock'n'roll bands in the world, doing things just…

— Brian Johnson

Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.

— Thomas Beecham

It's very difficult sometimes having bands, you know, when all the members aren't on the same page.

— Stanley Clarke