Music making Quotes · Page 50

We had musical instruments at home, so when I wasn't in school, I would sing and write all the time.

— Griff

That's kind of the nature of being in a progressive band - always trying new things, moving forward.

— John Petrucci

Finding a good band is Iike finding a good wife. You got to keep trying till you find the right one.

— Ace Frehley

Yes, we are fortunate because as a band we've always been on the up, always getting more successful.

— Glenn Tipton

I write lyrics. I play the guitar. If the rest of the band had to do my schedule, they would be dead

— John Frusciante

We find it very interesting to call upon different voices as though they were different instruments.

— Grace Chatto

My only claim to music is a good sense of rhythm, and I have been in musicals and done some singing.

— June Whitfield

The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive.

— Anonymous

Have to stay together, can't switch band, but you can have a boyfriend, have to get a boyfriend..!!!

— Kim Kyu-jong

In 'thinking up' music I usually have some kind of a brass band with wings on it in back of my mind.

— Charles Ives

In the band Semi-Precious Weapons, I got to sing, wear, and say exactly what I wanted for ten years.

— Justin Tranter

“So if you were a boy band, you’d be One Erection,” I state, rambling because they have me nervous.”

— Kristy Cunning

All of my kids are into music. My older daughter plays guitar, piano, sings. My young son, he sings.

— Martin Gore

The days of the NME being like, 'This is your new favorite band, and here's one song' - that's over.

— Matty Healy

You wonder about it and wonder how will I make an instrument that can handle this kind of a problem.

— Clyde Tombaugh

My father was always in bands. He played drums and could sing. And my grandfather was a band leader.

— Randy Rainbow

I'd been through crappy day jobs and stupid garage bands. I was determined to make it as a musician.

— Paul Westerberg

I definitely like being in bands with other women because it's just, I don't know, it's just better.

— Ali Koehler

I do like writing songs in a band. When it's rock, it's such a different kind of dynamic, obviously.

— Colin Hay

I had a record deal with Sony in the beginning of the 90s, and I was rapping and singing in my band.

— Volker Bertelmann

I'm a real band guy, you know? I'm really good at certain things, and the band stuff is one of them.

— Steven Van Zandt

When I was young, I wanted to do something innocuous, like become a drummer in a rock and roll band.

— Brooke Burke

I used to play bass for a while and got to the point where I was good enough to be in a…

— Christian Finnegan

...after using your stuff on a jug band full of instruments, all I can say is Thank You Dr. Duck !...

— John Sebastian

I've just always loved singing, and I come from a family that loves singing around the kitchen table.

— Jane Lynch

I was always jealous of my violinist friends and cellist friends who traveled with their instruments.

— Christian McKay

A lot of bands break through with their third record: the White Stripes, the Clash, the Replacements.

— Ezra Furman

The bands and the roadies, love 'em and leave 'em. It's pleasure to try 'em, but trouble to keep 'em.

— Joni Mitchell

I wanted to take up music, so my father bought me a blunt instrument. He told me to knock myself out.

— Jay London

While most of the music I write is instrumental, I love to use the human voice as another instrument.

— Yanni

The band is all about 'party'; we're a glam band. To turn it into something else... it hasn't worked.

— Jani Lane

It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.

— Martin Gore

I think it will be fun to not only play new music, but to get to play different instruments on-stage.

— Bethany Cosentino

When we started off, we weren't even thinking of being a global band. We just ended up becoming that.

— Steve Harris

We pride ourselves on being a touring band. We work very hard to give a great and unique performance.

— John Gourley

I went in [Sweet Basil band] and played with them, maybe half the gig for almost eight years or more.

— Jon Gordon

What I always expect to deliver to my audience is a very entertaining evening of singing and playing.

— Steve Miller

“I make music like I make love—in a group. OK, so I’m not in a band, and I sing alone in the…

— Jarod Kintz

To be in a band on the road is to have anything and everything you want just by picking up the phone.

— Gene Simmons

We've always prided ourselves on the fact that we're a band that the whole family can enjoy together.

— Jay DeMarcus