Band Quote by Anthony Fantano

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

— Dolores O'Riordan

They are scared that the BBC or CNN may call them radicals, so they remain soft instead. The problem lies there, with the Muslim…

— Abu Bakar Bashir

I'm in this band to give volume to various struggles throughout the world. To me, the tension in this band is a minimal sacrifice.

— Zack de la Rocha

I'm just a sucker for new-agey synth sounds and instrumentation. I wasn't really thinking of soft rock, but I know that kind of quiet-storm…

— Dan Bejar

The Rolling Stones are so versatile, they're like the band version of that Infinite Dress they sell on QVC.

— Diablo Cody

I think it's important for bands to rough it. Whether you're in a van or a bus, it's still tough. You still have to…

— Hayley Williams

I always liked really heavy guitar music, but didn't like the long-winded songs that went with it. And I always liked pop songs, but…

— Kim Shattuck

Back to basics Rock & Roll capturing the beauty and simplicity of punk

— Gary Crowley

Not a lot of hard rock bands are just letting it all be - they're adding a lot of samples on things, or effects…

— Johnny Christ

When you say something is very different to a core base that expects heavy music from you or very aggressive music, everybody tends to…

— Fred Durst

I think more people wanted to sound like the Ramones than The Velvet Underground. So many bands try to imitate us. Anywhere I go…

— Marky Ramone

Coming from heavy music too, it's really hard to have heavy music not sound too butthead-ish or jock-ish, and there's a fine line between…

— Aaron Bruno