Band Quote by Duke Ellington

Keeping a band together is more work than anybody will ever tell you.

— Mike Campbell

People forget that keeping a band together is hard; man, it's really hard. All the cliches apply about living in each other's pockets; of…

— Dean Wareham

You have to keep the business side together as well as the creative side. We have constantly surprised people and stayed with bands until…

— Greg Ginn

I've seen bands split up for five years and do nothing. That sounds great to me, but it just hasn't worked out that way.

— Joe Perry

Being in a band is always a compromise. Provided that the balance is good, what you lose in compromise, you gain by collaboration.

— Mike Rutherford

Bands are like relationships, you know. You are kind of in a relationship with a bunch of people at one time, but this feels…

— Ali Koehler

Being in a band is like a small family. You travel together, make music, and share time with each other.

— Mohit Chauhan

Band members have a special bond. A great band is more than just some people working together. It's like a highly specialized army unit,…

— Steven Van Zandt

There's no substitute for live work to keep a band together.

— Keith Richards

It's a really bad idea to be in a band and get involved with each other.

— Ann Wilson

It's hard for bands to stick it out because people grow up, and it never really pays off. If you're looking for some sort…

— Thurston Moore

You manage one band and you manage two bands and then you build a business around that.

— Haim Saban