Democracy Quote by Bruce Springsteen

Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult.

— Bruce Springsteen

In our band, we had such an interesting democracy, and it worked really well.

— Nancy Wilson

It's very difficult sometimes having bands, you know, when all the members aren't on the same page.

— Stanley Clarke

Everything is completely democratic in this band so far and that is the way that we would like to keep it.

— Adam Rich

Democracy can tie your hands in a rock 'n' roll band, you know? It can be a great thing, but if you've got a…

— Jason Isbell

Bands work in a way where everyone, at some point, has to have a similar idea of how you do things.

— Chris Cornell

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

In many cases bands have a lot to overcome, business being what it is.

— Chris Stein

That romantic notion of a band being a total democracy is just like lying to yourself in the mirror.

— Cedric Bixler-Zavala

It's really hard to maintain a band as a democracy. Again, I think there's been a shift. There's a lot of emphasis put on…

— Ed Droste

A band can be so much more than just a way to play songs.

— Genesis P-Orridge

Playing for someone else's crowd is always difficult for any band.

— Jerry Cantrell