Band Quote by John Dolmayan

The music as a whole is selfish, but the musicians aren't," "The song may go on forever but it's not about competition within the…

— Joshua Homme

I have a pet peeve about bands that don't play their hits. I think it's kind of selfish.

— Art Alexakis

That's the point of music, to not be selfish and to help other people, I think.

— Zac Farro

Our band is very polarizing. There are people who absolutely can't stand us, and people who absolutely can't live without us. I'd rather spark…

— Ben Gibbard

I reckon people's attitude to us is a challenge that motivates you to show them what this band can do.

— Luke Hemmings

A lot of music comes from a selfish place…

— Vince Staples

It's the band that really counts and not our egos. Egos probably destroyed more bands than anything else did, and that's something we want…

— Chester Bennington

There's a very collaborative, collective attitude. That's a very female principle. We try to nurture that aspect of the band.

— Kate Pierson

We care about equality and democracy within the band and outside the band. For us life is about cooperation and solidarity, not about egotism,…

— G.W. Sok

I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.

— Robert Mapplethorpe

The intent of Slayer's musical and lyrical content has always been selfish. We feel very strongly about the importance of staying true to ourselves.

— Jeff Hanneman

There's no real personality in the band that can be pushed to do anything that they don't want to. We are four very strong…

— John Dolmayan