Album Quote by Glenn Tipton

I think that was the whole idea behind doing the solo record was to be able to do musically whatever I wanted to do.

— Slash

The band projects just took natural priority. I didn't really have a solo career, just wanted to share the music in another way and…

— Ken Hensley

I wanted to put out a solo record because I was stuck on a major label and sick of it.

— Shirley Manson

With the first album, I wanted to do so many different things, and I was fighting with myself to try and see if I…

— Estelle

I think there's a lot more freedom in doing the solo thing. It's almost like switching bands every time I do an album. Once…

— Jay Reatard

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

— Peter Gabriel

Especially for my first album, I struggled with even the thought of being a solo artist.

— LeToya Luckett

You make one solo album, and some people swear you're about to leave the band or there are creative differences.

— Martin Gore

It was definitely in my mind to do a solo album, but I didn't know it would take this long.

— Britta Phillips

I didn't make a solo album until the year 2000.

— John Oates

I think we all appreciate it now just how lucky we are to be in a band like Judas Priest.

— Glenn Tipton

The solo album is really my way of branching out and doing my own thing. I'm mostly known for playing other people's music, so…

— Nita Strauss