Acquaintance Quote by Jello Biafra

My father was a steelworker who'd come over from Abruzzi, in Italy. He played in the band and he encouraged me to be a…

— Henry Mancini

I had a lot of luck in meeting great musicians who were kind enough to show me things.

— Ry Cooder

I always saw being in a band a full time job.

— Holly Johnson

It must be quite difficult if you have a father who's sort of known. On the other hand, you can get a job in…

— Bryan Ferry

I have a band called the Dirty Knobs that Ive had for probably 15 years now, and Ive worked with them between Heartbreakers tours,…

— Mike Campbell

I'm in touch with musicians Jake Morley, Lewis Watson and Olivia Broadfield, who are extremely talented.

— Neeti Mohan

When I moved to Los Angeles, right away I met all kinds of musicians.

— Dianne Reeves

If you want to make money in music, get into the band uniform business.

— Henry Mancini

My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we would be professional musicians.

— Wynton Marsalis

In theory, I'd like to work in a group. But the group I'd like to work in, all the musicians in them are long…

— Robert Wyatt

It is a great pleasure to be performing with a big band. Those people took part in a group that played the music from…

— Vlatko Stefanovski

I met Les Paul when I was about 5. I was taken to see him perform and the place was sold out, just packed…

— Steve Miller