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There are five of us. We've all played in various bands together, in different combinations. I know that Todd [Cook] and Tony [Bailey] are…

— David Pajo

Our audience is young and vibrant; we retain our previous following; we are three generations into it. Unlike other bands that are very demographically…

— Paul Stanley

I think for a band like us, we're all really close friends. We grew up and went to school together. We're not by ourselves.

— Luke Hemmings

A band isn't a band unless they're playing together. Otherwise, it's just five guys that are living off their royalty checks.

— Joe Perry

For the people that don't know it, we've had members come and go from this band since the beginning. It's always been about collaboration,…

— John Gourley

We always operated within a sense of community not just about the band. It's important to the way we define ourselves. It's the entire…

— Lee Ranaldo

It was great being together as a band, but much more difficult being brothers than it was being in a band.

— Barry Gibb

The Isley Brothers, there's a group that stays together because they're a family band.

— Sixto Rodriguez

I guess we share some traits with different boy bands. But we are boys in a band.

— Calum Hood

A band is sort of like a star. It reaches a peak and burns out. To have five guys working in perfect harmony longer…

— Adrian Smith

I'm very close to a lot of people from my time in the band, like our hair and make-up people and the dancers, but…

— Nadine Coyle

This band is a real collaboration, and I'm greatful to anybody who can appreciate our music. It doesn't have to be a certain kind…

— Krist Novoselic