--- title: "12 Better Band Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Better Band quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Better Band sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/charlotte-caffey-5530_audience_when-you-re-on-stage-and-you-got-a-great_2623794.jpg" --- > [When you're on stage and you got a great audience, that makes the show that much better for the band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-caffey/when-you-re-on-stage-and-you-got-a-great-audience-that-makes-the-show/) [Charlotte Caffey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-caffey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/charlotte-caffey-5530_audience_when-you-re-on-stage-and-you-got-a-great_2623794.jpg) > [For Sleeping or Jumping couldn’t be a better band name at a better time in music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-weinman/for-sleeping-or-jumping-couldn-t-be-a-better-band-name-at-a-better/) [Ben Weinman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-weinman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/ben-weinman-86255_band_for-sleeping-or-jumping-couldn-t-be-a-be_1758933.jpg) > [How do you possibly say that a cover band is better than the band that created and wrote the material? It's absurd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-trunk/how-do-you-possibly-say-that-a-cover-band-is-better-than-the-band/) [Eddie Trunk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-trunk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fe/eddie-trunk-14048_absurd_how-do-you-possibly-say-that-a-cover-ban_541010.jpg) > [I've grown a lot as a singer and a songwriter, but also as a person. I communicate better with my band, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-madden/i-ve-grown-a-lot-as-a-singer-and-a-songwriter-but-also-as-a-person-i/) [Joel Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-madden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/858/joel-madden-12846_also_i-ve-grown-a-lot-as-a-singer-and-a-songw_2772634.jpg) > [If you're in a garage band, it's about being better than the band in the next-door garage. But in the folk tradition,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-flynn/if-you-re-in-a-garage-band-it-s-about-being-better-than-the-band-in/) [Johnny Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-flynn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa6/johnny-flynn-8130_band_if-you-re-in-a-garage-band-it-s-about-be_701001.jpg) > [Democracy can tie your hands in a rock 'n' roll band, you know? It can be a great thing, but if you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/democracy-can-tie-your-hands-in-a-rock-n-roll-band-you-know-it-can-be/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/jason-isbell-3520_amount_democracy-can-tie-your-hands-in-a-rock-n_173815.jpg) > [Touring is a rough thing. You don't have any time to look around or stop and think if what you're doing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-granduciel/touring-is-a-rough-thing-you-don-t-have-any-time-to-look-around-or-2/) [Adam Granduciel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-granduciel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa0/adam-granduciel-8971_band_touring-is-a-rough-thing-you-don-t-have_2810539.jpg) > [I still do one song by myself onstage. it gives people the extremely personal thing where it's just me on guitar. But,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butterfly-boucher/i-still-do-one-song-by-myself-onstage-it-gives-people-the-extremely/) [Butterfly Boucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butterfly-boucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b6/butterfly-boucher-65701_add_i-still-do-one-song-by-myself-onstage-it_278787.jpg) > [The thing about Matt Cameron is he has made us 1000 times a better band than we've ever been. He's such a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mccready/the-thing-about-matt-cameron-is-he-has-made-us-1000-times-a-better/) [Mike McCready](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mccready/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/662/mike-mccready-3746_band_the-thing-about-matt-cameron-is-he-has-m_1995145.jpg) > [Neil's effect on the band was immediate and very fulfilling. He adds a certain edge to the sound and, of course, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-nash/neil-s-effect-on-the-band-was-immediate-and-very-fulfilling-he-adds-a/) [Graham Nash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-nash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/866/graham-nash-11106_adds_neil-s-effect-on-the-band-was-immediate_1786242.jpg) > [The more confident you are, the more you can let go and believe that the people you've chosen to be in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-sixx/the-more-confident-you-are-the-more-you-can-let-go-and-believe-that/) [Nikki Sixx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-sixx/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/nikki-sixx-1436_able_the-more-confident-you-are-the-more-you_1553890.jpg) > [Touring is a rough thing. You don't have any time to look around or stop and think if what you're doing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-granduciel/touring-is-a-rough-thing-you-don-t-have-any-time-to-look-around-or/) [Adam Granduciel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-granduciel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/adam-granduciel-8971_caught-up_touring-is-a-rough-thing-you-don-t-have_2196432.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better-band/#itemlist", "name": "Better Band Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you're on stage and you got a great audience, that makes the show that much better for the band.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charlotte Caffey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-caffey/when-you-re-on-stage-and-you-got-a-great-audience-that-makes-the-show/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/charlotte-caffey-5530_audience_when-you-re-on-stage-and-you-got-a-great_2623794.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/charlotte-caffey-5530_audience_when-you-re-on-stage-and-you-got-a-great_2623794.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/charlotte-caffey-5530_audience_when-you-re-on-stage-and-you-got-a-great_2623794.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you're on stage and you got a great audience, that makes the show that much better for the band.” — Charlotte Caffey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For Sleeping or Jumping couldn’t be a better band name at a better time in music.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ben Weinman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-weinman/for-sleeping-or-jumping-couldn-t-be-a-better-band-name-at-a-better/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/ben-weinman-86255_band_for-sleeping-or-jumping-couldn-t-be-a-be_1758933.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/ben-weinman-86255_band_for-sleeping-or-jumping-couldn-t-be-a-be_1758933.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/ben-weinman-86255_band_for-sleeping-or-jumping-couldn-t-be-a-be_1758933.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For Sleeping or Jumping couldn’t be a better band name at a better time in music.” — Ben Weinman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "How do you possibly say that a cover band is better than the band that created and wrote the material? 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