Arcade fire Quote by Bryce Dessner

There used to be a lot of industry in Montreal, and now there's not, so it's really easy to get huge, empty spaces where…

— Grimes

In New Orleans, people are still influenced by one another. You got these bands that play every week on Frenchmen Street, and on their…

— Trombone Shorty

Arcade Fire has kept their indie cred. They will sell out stadiums yet still have underdog status. But when you're a band like Coldplay,…

— Mark Foster

All Montreal bands have around nine members, I believe.

— David Bowie

A lot of bands have the enthusiasm kicked out of them by playing really dreary pub venues that just churn bands through.

— Alex Kapranos

Toronto is one of the biggest spots for music; Caribana and OVO Fest and all that stuff, it's a lot of fun.

— Jamal Murray

I think over there in Montreal they're a bit hardcore with the old homos. They're not that keen on them.

— Anonymous

Venues are all the same, all feel the same, these generic blank spaces. I like artists like Lightning Bolt-bands that go in and kind…

— Will Oldham

In Canada, the major centers to play are very few and far between. Bands that are traveling in Canada really have to travel between…

— Gord Downie

I wish there were more good new bands that would light a fire and offer a little friendly competition that would be welcomed.

— Anthony Kiedis

What turns me on is to walk into a sold-out venue. The audiences are so much the same as they were in the '60s.…

— Chubby Checker

I never liked living in Montreal. And I don't really like the music scene there. It was never my cup of tea, and I…

— Mac DeMarco