Able Quote by Ben Gibbard

Yes, we are fortunate because as a band we've always been on the up, always getting more successful.

— Glenn Tipton

I'd say that 98 percent of the bands we've played with through the years have either broken up or are stuck in some kind…

— David Bryan

Sadly, I've seen a lot of bands hit that sort of peak and then eventually start supporting again, you know, which we will never…

— Glenn Tipton

I don't think success has changed us as people at all. We are the same lunatics that we were when this band first got…

— Kirk Hammett

Any accolades that anybody puts toward this band really makes me feel good, because I have devoted such a big part of my life…

— Charlie Daniels

We were really grown up for our age and it was an incredible special band.

— Joan Jett

I think we could have done a lot more great music, so I was disappointed that we didn't continue making records and touring, but…

— Jerry Harrison

I felt like the last thing we did, 'The Eternal,' and the touring we did behind it was some of the strongest stuff we'd…

— Lee Ranaldo

I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet.

— Chris Martin

As much as we were very proud of being a pop band, I know we never felt like we fit into that category.

— Isaac Hanson

I still felt we had some really good music on that record, but it's a shame that we couldn't make it better. And the…

— Matt Cameron

We ceased to be a band the moment we made it. It left us with nothing. We felt like a failure although we had…

— Morten Harket