Certain Quote by Don Letts

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

There is so much good music from our scene in the U.K., and I'm happy I'm part of that movement. For a long time,…

— Skepta

The Band was rebelling against the rebellion. The rebellion went to a place where it became too obvious, too trendy, like you were just…

— Robbie Robertson

We always turned to the U.K. bands because they were bigger than life and celebrated not only a strong, vital, vibrant musical sensibility, but…

— Russell Mael

We went from being thought of and talked about as "a band that plays a so-and-so style of music" (a grunge band, a stoner…

— Bent Saether

We actually were passionate about the British bands.

— Ron Mael

“songs, to me, were more important than just light entertainment. They were my preceptor and guide into some altered consciousness of reality. Some different…

— Bob Dylan

Music was far more tribal in the Eighties; you were into one band and that was it.

— Martin Kemp

Britain, as a pop music nation, used to have this very 'empire' kind of attitude. We used to 'invade' the world with our bands,…

— James Dean Bradfield

As a late teenager, the punk movement pushed me further. In particular, the Clash, which happened to leak through the time of disco, showed…

— Chuck D

It was easy for people to be derisive about our music because they saw what we were doing as retro. But we were like…

— Eric Carmen

We came along at a time when people were really focused on music. We were part of the second generation of bands after all…

— Dennis DeYoung