Band Quote by Curt Smith

I had surprisingly little money when Wham! ended. You'd be very surprised how little, really, because you don't realize how much money it takes…

— George Michael

I understand why there's a natural suspicion of the "Next Big British Band."

— Gary Jarman

We're obviously a London band, and British at heart.

— Ted Dwane

Everyone we knew was forming a band. Boy George, Wham! Sade. But it wasn't a big deal, they were our friends. It wasn't like…

— Keren Woodward

Our fans can kind of latch onto each and every member of the band and we're all so vastly different, so I think that's…

— Mitch Grassi

We actually were passionate about the British bands.

— Ron Mael

I think we've always been a bit delusional and at the start we really did feel we were a cool, British-style band, but it…

— Russell Mael

For a lot of bands, the London club scene very much starts to become more important than the music they create. Which we never…

— Curt Smith

There are a lot of bands that have a huge appeal, but I don't understand why. Guns n' Roses. U2. But you know, that's…

— Ric Ocasek

My theory on Manchester and why it produces the bands it does is that because the world is willing to listen to them, it…

— Jimi Goodwin

We don't go around the world counting ticket and record sales, nor do we glue our ears to the radio to hear what's trendy…

— Angus Young

The thing is that honestly we haven't had an audience. And we have a chance to have an audience now. Which is great because…

— Jonathan Meiburg