Band Quote by Beck

I'd done recordings, little demos, since I was in college, which I used to get gigs. But I never thought I'd have a record…

— Norah Jones

From the age of 14 to about 20, I bombarded record companies and DJs with my demos. I was desperate to get it out…

— Calvin Harris

I wanted to play in bands and get signed by a record label and tour the world and stuff, but that never really worked…

— Ramin Djawadi

I've spent a lot of time in tiny venues in the way that I got my record deal and got my name out there…

— Florence Welch

You can always pound out demos and send them to record companies, but most of the successful bands I've seen are the ones that…

— Joe Perry

Obviously I still gig on my own, but I've always heard my music with a band.

— George Ezra

I was producing demos for a band that was called Physical Ed. Out of production of demos I went and did a few jam…

— Ronnie Montrose

I saw how hard it was for even really talented bands to reach an audience.

— Tom Anderson

I'm lucky to have had the opportunity to perform with bands that have influenced me as a musician over the years.

— Joey Jordison

I had a lot of luck in meeting great musicians who were kind enough to show me things.

— Ry Cooder

You hear about bands who say, "We did one show where only 20 people showed up", well that was our average gig for five years.

— Dexter Holland

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

— Kiefer Sutherland