Band Quote by Christian McBride

For me, growing up in New York, it started with Elvis Costello and the Clash and then got into louder things like Bad Brains…

— Mike D

In the neighborhood that I grew up in - in New York on Long Island - there were a lot of musicians. For some…

— John Petrucci

My thing with New York was that it felt so insular. When I went to L.A., everybody I knew was a cool, amazing musician.…

— LP

My favorite bands were Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Jethro Tull, Uriah Heep, Grand Funk Railroad. If you listen to some of my early music,…

— John Tesh

The most significant New York club for me was Paradise Garage, where they played house music. This was around '84 or '85.

— Boy George

And, well of course, Count Basie, and I think all of the black bands of the late thirties and early forties, bands with real…

— Buddy Rich

As many bands as you heard [in New Orleans], that's how many bands you heard playing right. I thought I was in Heaven playing…

— Louis Armstrong

Not only did I get to play with these great international musicians, but I also had the opportunity to jam with the local celebrities…

— Jeff Healey

My dad had these great Benny Goodman albums that I was obsessed with, and Louis Prima's another guy I loved, and Peter Niro the…

— Michael Giacchino

In New York, I was excited about the music in New York because the only music that I was more or less involved with…

— Ben E. King

I was in a lot of bands growing up.

— Jesse Andrews

Oh, man, the first concert I ever went to was Boston and Sammy Hagar, and it was absolutely incredible. I was just blown away…

— Vinnie Paul