Breakup Quote by Don Henley

I didn't leave the band to go solo so much as to stop feeling like a production item.

— Peter Gabriel

In the beginning, I was frightened to death of going solo. Especially when doing live shows, I was so used to my brothers being…

— Charlie Wilson

I was never the one that really wanted to be a solo artist, I was always in groups.

— Tweet

I never imagined I'd be a solo artist. And now I couldn't imagine being part of a group.

— Anonymous

So many people have to struggle for years, very few bands get success with their first record, but I was instantly successful and famous…

— Jimmy Somerville

There's nothing weirder than when your band finally gets big and you're playing sold-out arenas and you're selling millions of records, and you dread…

— Rob Zombie

I’m just so glad that I have other members. If I was a solo artist, I don’t think I would have been able to…

— Kim Tae-yeon

I didn't have the confidence to leave the band because of a solo career, or anything like that. I just wanted to grow.

— Dee Dee Ramone

It's tough going out as the opening act of a band especially when you're solo.

— Chris de Burgh

I was terrified to go solo. It's lonely doing it by myself. But I wanted to challenge myself.

— Amber Liu

I think it would be very scary and very confusing if I didn't understand where people are coming from, but I've felt the exact…

— Jon Crosby

There were a number of false starts where I was trying to make solo albums. They would get constantly folded into group efforts. In…

— Lindsey Buckingham