Band Quote by Bruce McCulloch

After bands become successful, they always make that choice to do the record about how cool or how hard it is to be in…

— Ryan Ross

People don't really buy records anymore, so record companies won't invest in bands like us. They want cookie-cutter acts.

— Curt Smith

The nice thing about being a band that nobody knows about is that you can do whatever you want, you know? Without catching hell…

— Jonathan Meiburg

Instead, of worrying if something will be a hit, bands need to go out and make good music, get a following, play live. That's…

— Jaimoe

By the time you get to your sixth record, some of the benefits of being in a band are grander than ever, but some…

— Josh Homme

It's a pretty great thing to have a record that at the end of the day you're not totally sick of and you're actually…

— Wesley Schultz

Being signed to a major label, it's a big machine behind you. There are so many people that are working to push the record.

— Trina

Bands are more willing to take risks and we don't need this big label over us anymore telling us what it means to sell…

— Mat McNerney

We're always trying to do something better than the last record; to do something different and evolve as a band.

— Johnny Christ

A lot of the time bands make a record, tour a little bit then kinda fall back satisfied: oh well do a new record…

— Gym Class Heroes

I see myself as the buffer between the band and the record company.

— Jerry Harrison

I think there's a curiosity that can make you feel anxious as to what the world's going to make of what you're doing. It's…

— Jeff Tweedy