Band Quote by Anthony Fantano

Tightly embracing guitar effects and tape loops, Mission of Burma made sound an important commodity in rock 'n' roll, and its members carried that…

— Anthony Fantano

Since reuniting in 2002, Mission of Burma has become the triumphant story of a band that time forgot.

— Anthony Fantano

In the late summer of 1986, the band I had been in for five years stopped playing. Suddenly, I was on my own. This…

— Henry Rollins

Everyone's a singer now, thanks to karaoke, for better and for much worse. But the live band is now becoming ancient history in Thailand,…

— Alan Bishop

While I was into many different types of music, and played with many different local groups, I really didn't have a band to call…

— Mark Knopfler

Most bands don't make it past two albums and tours, if that. We pulled it off, and everybody's been happy and cool, but we…

— Dimebag Darrell

Sadly, I have very vague memories of Burma. The family was forced to leave when the generals took over.

— Dick Strawbridge

I've been lucky enough to be in this amazing band, and to me, a band is really a collaborative unit, and that's definitely been…

— Lee Ranaldo

I feel so lucky to have been in a group where it was a real band. This wasn't a singer and guitar player and…

— Robbie Robertson

Everybody got away from what Pearl Jam are supposed to be.

— Jeff Ament

Something happened in the nineties. There was a shift. I don't want to blame it on grunge or the rise of indie - but…

— Brandon Flowers

I'm very happy for the success of Nirvana and Pearl Jam.

— Michael Penn