Believe Quote by John Petrucci

As far as bands doing that in a way where they think they're going to fight the government, the only people they're really hurting…

— John Petrucci

I try not to mix the politics as much with the band, per se, because my political views are my own; they're not necessarily…

— David Draiman

People always ask me 'do you think there should be more bands doing political music?' and I say 'absolutely not.'

— Serj Tankian

There's a social piece to what's going on in the Sugarland world, but we've never been a band that's political, and I maintain that.

— Kristian Bush

There's a few bands that I always read about that complain about everything: the travel, the fans... you know they could be working a…

— James Righton

I don't really know what's going to happen in the future, but I think it's really important for bands to have strong connection with…

— Jason Wade

I don't think bands should feel compelled to speak out unless they actually have something to say. I think that's a big mistake, where…

— John Flansburgh

What we've noticed is that people latch onto our music, and are very, very supportive of it, even almost defensive about it. Quite fanatical,…

— Jez Williams

Theres a lot to be said for bands who fight to be relevant. But CONVINCING people you're relevant? Thats like telling people its not…

— Pete Wentz

We manage to bounce ideas off one another. Every band fights, but at the end of the day, we're very positive about the way…

— Keith Emerson

I feel that bands can do whatever they want, after all, they own themselves and the art/music they create.

— Jacob Bannon

I mean, there's a hell of a lot of grounds for protest, but you don't do it through music.

— Chico Hamilton