Music making Quotes · Page 65

There's a side to being in a band that some people embrace and some don't: the fact that you're performing and you…

— Dee Dee Ramone

I'm not comfortable singing in front of people yet. That's going to take another 100 performances.

— David Friedman

Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments.

— Marilyn vos Savant

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

— Frank Iero

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

— David Bryan

The initial notion for 'Check Your Head' was just all three of us getting back to playing instruments.

— Mike D

Unfortunately, every time I have somebody play an instrument, it's always like, they don't know how to do it.

— Quentin Tarantino

Singing, dancing, and acting! The part [of Roxie in Let It Shine] was right up my alley. Plus, the thought of playing…

— Coco Jones

If you'd rather learn how to ride a horse or something, I would say do that. That'll keep you out of trouble.…

— Stephen Malkmus

My favorite instrument is the snare drum. In Scotland, the snare drum is very prominent in Highland bands. The Scottish style of…

— Evelyn Glennie

I trained for the drums for about two weeks, and then rocking out in front of an entire crowd was sort of…

— Devon Bostick

There's people that say “It's not fair You have all that stuff.” I wasn't born with it. It was a horrible process…

— Louis C. K

I've learned a lot about how to be in a band. It's like being in a marriage to these people. Because there's…

— Nicholas Thorburn

There are three things we need to do for a band. We need to make a great record; we need to get…

— Kiefer Sutherland

What I appreciate about Sleater-Kinney is that we did six records, and they all felt different. It was a band that was…

— Carrie Brownstein

You know that band that are all over 'Melody Maker,' Huggy Bear, they're just a load of crap, right? Riot grrrl group…

— Dolores O'Riordan

I think that every band tries to mature their sound through their existence, you know?

— Adam Rich

People have been introduced to our band in so many ways. Whether we were playing at their college or we were the…

— Ed Robertson

I've never had a band with more than 3 people (meaning only two string players), so I love having the ability for…

— Colin Marston

The band, and myself, really pride ourselves on being passionate and writing our songs and showing the world we're in music for…

— Luke Hemmings

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

— Steve Miller

What Nirvana's success means is that certain radio stations now have their ear more cocked to bands like us; they're more open…

— Lee Ranaldo

We wanted to offer something new to our audience. I hate it when bands stop taking chances.

— Kirk Hammett

We set out to become a band for our time. But sometimes if you do a good-enough job, you become a band…

— Glenn Frey

There's always gonna be rock n' roll bands, there's always gonna be kids that love rock n' roll records, and there will…

— Dave Grohl

I played in school jazz bands and tried to start rock bands, but nobody was interested.

— Courtney Barnett

I bought [John Lennon's] 'Plastic Ono Band,' and I listened to it over and over for months. It's a monumental work of…

— Lenny Kravitz

As a writer we are our own instruments; we need to protect our instrument, because no one will protect it if we…

— Dani Shapiro

We've sung to prerecorded tracks and things like that, but we've never done a proper world tour with a band and everything.

— Keren Woodward

“Physical space between us evaporates. We play the broken strings of our instruments one last time”

— John Green

It comes down to building your own world out here on the road. It's who you surround yourself with. My band and…

— Brad Paisley

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

— John Petrucci

I went to Berlin to study psychology but decided that I was more interested in music and started an R and B…

— Gary Wright

For me, the most challenging thing was developing myself as a songwriter and as a performer and as the leader of a…

— Juliette Lewis

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

— Stanley Clarke

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

— Kristy Cunning

We're always trying to do something better than the last record; to do something different and evolve as a band.

— Johnny Christ

I was about 18 when I started making music, making beats. My mindset was totally different.

— Skepta

I want to be known by people who are knowledgeable about opera, who appreciate bel canto singing, people who have more sensitivity.

— Alfredo Kraus

People love to hear a guy who is really good on his instrument. They love to watch him go.

— Henry Mancini