--- title: "18 Formed Band Quotes by 18 authors" description: "Browse 18 Formed Band quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Formed Band sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/brian-eno-776_albums_the-first-velvet-underground-album-only_1030373.jpg" --- > [The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-eno/the-first-velvet-underground-album-only-sold-10-000-copies-but/) [Brian Eno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-eno/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/brian-eno-776_albums_the-first-velvet-underground-album-only_1030373.jpg) > [I formed a band when I was about 13, and we all listened to punk - or what we thought was punk!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gane/i-formed-a-band-when-i-was-about-13-and-we-all-listened-to-punk-or/) [Tim Gane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/161/tim-gane-44406_about_i-formed-a-band-when-i-was-about-13-and_2592272.jpg) > [God forbid a band has an image and doesn't look like they just got out of college and formed a band with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-rutherford/god-forbid-a-band-has-an-image-and-doesn-t-look-like-they-just-got/) [Jesse Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-rutherford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/jesse-rutherford-13195_band_god-forbid-a-band-has-an-image-and-doesn_2217423.jpg) > [We formed the band because we wanted to tour. That was our common interest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-marshall/we-formed-the-band-because-we-wanted-to-tour-that-was-our-common/) [Winston Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-marshall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcd/winston-marshall-11128_band_we-formed-the-band-because-we-wanted-to_449346.jpg) > [I formed a band called Atomic Rooster. The Atomic Rooster was sort of an underground cult band, sort of psychedelic. We did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-palmer/i-formed-a-band-called-atomic-rooster-the-atomic-rooster-was-sort-of/) [Carl Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-palmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/104/carl-palmer-79303_band_i-formed-a-band-called-atomic-rooster-th_1089869.jpg) > [The reason I formed my own band in the first place is so that I could step up as the singer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-jackson/the-reason-i-formed-my-own-band-in-the-first-place-is-so-that-i-could/) [Ben Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/ben-jackson-45827_first-place_the-reason-i-formed-my-own-band-in-the-f_1629411.jpg) > [We were all friends who formed a band. We weren't auditioned or put together by a record label, management company or TV…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keren-woodward/we-were-all-friends-who-formed-a-band-we-weren-t-auditioned-or-put/) [Keren Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keren-woodward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de0/keren-woodward-8303_band_we-were-all-friends-who-formed-a-band-we_2986585.jpg) > [I formed my first band when I was going to Valley Torah High School in Los Angeles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-draiman/i-formed-my-first-band-when-i-was-going-to-valley-torah-high-school/) [David Draiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-draiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/107/david-draiman-4783_band_i-formed-my-first-band-when-i-was-going_1548798.png) > [We formed this band when we were 18-19, we couldn't play... We were just like 'Let's get together and play some cover…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/we-formed-this-band-when-we-were-18-19-we-couldn-t-play-we-were-just/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d3/lars-ulrich-16611_band_we-formed-this-band-when-we-were-18-19-w_590482.jpg) > [I started playing guitar and when we formed the band; we all said, 'Who's the worst at guitar?' It was obviously me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calum-hood/i-started-playing-guitar-and-when-we-formed-the-band-we-all-said-who/) [Calum Hood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calum-hood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92a/calum-hood-12817_band_i-started-playing-guitar-and-when-we-for_3016350.jpg) > [I did my last year of high school as an exchange student. I lived south of the Atlanta, in a quite strange…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-ternheim/i-did-my-last-year-of-high-school-as-an-exchange-student-i-lived/) [Anna Ternheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-ternheim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d6/anna-ternheim-36306_band_i-did-my-last-year-of-high-school-as-an_382541.jpg) > [We were the best of friends. We monkeyed around recording sketches and jingles in George's bedroom. On November 5, 1979, I phoned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-ridgeley/we-were-the-best-of-friends-we-monkeyed-around-recording-sketches-and/) [Andrew Ridgeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-ridgeley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/andrew-ridgeley-12629_band_we-were-the-best-of-friends-we-monkeyed_1447209.jpg) > [Everybody that read one of my poems went off and wrote poetry. They said that about the Velvets, didn't they? They didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cooper-clarke/everybody-that-read-one-of-my-poems-went-off-and-wrote-poetry-they/) [John Cooper Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cooper-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/john-cooper-clarke-4797_band_everybody-that-read-one-of-my-poems-went_2459354.png) > [Yeah, after making Pablo Honey, we started experimenting with cloning myself in order to double the band's creative energy. However, the experiment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/yeah-after-making-pablo-honey-we-started-experimenting-with-cloning/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50c/thom-yorke-979_band_yeah-after-making-pablo-honey-we-started_571559.jpg) > [A close girlfriend of mine and I have been writing and playing together for years and decided to make it official, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bethany-joy-lenz/a-close-girlfriend-of-mine-and-i-have-been-writing-and-playing/) [Bethany Joy Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bethany-joy-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/bethany-joy-lenz-54993_band_a-close-girlfriend-of-mine-and-i-have-be_1061271.jpg) > [I was living and working with adult men who were playing a real art form. And I had been playing blues all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-miller/i-was-living-and-working-with-adult-men-who-were-playing-a-real-art/) [Steve Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d1/steve-miller-4008_art_i-was-living-and-working-with-adult-men_396772.png) > [Starting a band is the easy part. Once you've formed the band, you have to tell a story, and that story requires…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-edge/starting-a-band-is-the-easy-part-once-you-ve-formed-the-band-you-have/) [The Edge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-edge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fa/the-edge-23429_after_starting-a-band-is-the-easy-part-once-yo_1595738.png) > [“The Replacements made me feel a little less scared, because they made good imaginary friends. They looked like a band that would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-sheffield/the-replacements-made-me-feel-a-little-less-scared-because-they-made/) [Rob Sheffield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-sheffield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/rob-sheffield-1368_friendship_the-replacements-made-me-feel-a-little-l_1397357.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/formed-band/#itemlist", "name": "Formed Band Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brian Eno" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-eno/the-first-velvet-underground-album-only-sold-10-000-copies-but/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/brian-eno-776_albums_the-first-velvet-underground-album-only_1030373.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/brian-eno-776_albums_the-first-velvet-underground-album-only_1030373.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/brian-eno-776_albums_the-first-velvet-underground-album-only_1030373.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band” — Brian Eno", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I formed a band when I was about 13, and we all listened to punk - or what we thought was punk!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tim Gane" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gane/i-formed-a-band-when-i-was-about-13-and-we-all-listened-to-punk-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/161/tim-gane-44406_about_i-formed-a-band-when-i-was-about-13-and_2592272.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/161/tim-gane-44406_about_i-formed-a-band-when-i-was-about-13-and_2592272.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/161/tim-gane-44406_about_i-formed-a-band-when-i-was-about-13-and_2592272.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I formed a band when I was about 13, and we all listened to punk - or what we thought was punk!” — Tim Gane", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "God forbid a band has an image and doesn't look like they just got out of college and formed a band with each other to try to make some money.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jesse Rutherford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-rutherford/god-forbid-a-band-has-an-image-and-doesn-t-look-like-they-just-got/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/jesse-rutherford-13195_band_god-forbid-a-band-has-an-image-and-doesn_2217423.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/jesse-rutherford-13195_band_god-forbid-a-band-has-an-image-and-doesn_2217423.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/jesse-rutherford-13195_band_god-forbid-a-band-has-an-image-and-doesn_2217423.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“God forbid a band has an image and doesn't look like they just got out of college and formed a band with…” — Jesse Rutherford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We formed the band because we wanted to tour. 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It was way in for me to get to know people and to really feel at home there - through music.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anna Ternheim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-ternheim/i-did-my-last-year-of-high-school-as-an-exchange-student-i-lived/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d6/anna-ternheim-36306_band_i-did-my-last-year-of-high-school-as-an_382541.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d6/anna-ternheim-36306_band_i-did-my-last-year-of-high-school-as-an_382541.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d6/anna-ternheim-36306_band_i-did-my-last-year-of-high-school-as-an_382541.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I did my last year of high school as an exchange student. 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