Alternative rock Quote by Lauren Mayberry

We're kind of a weird band anyway, where we never fit in with indie or pop. We never really sat with either of those…

— Katie White

Bands speak for us in this inevitable way that you can't get anywhere else because it is this perfect balance of artistic expression and…

— Taylor Goldsmith

When we started, a lot of bands sounded really different from one another.

— David Byrne

I think EDM and metal and rock have been together already for a long time. Bands like Nine Inch Nails, Linkin Park, the Prodigy…

— Oliver Sykes

You know, honestly I feel that in this day and age right now there are too many rock bands that have went mainstream -…

— 3 Doors Down

Being in several, disparate bands is what I thrive on.

— Trevor Dunn

I think music is so diverse today, and bands are so diverse. If you were a rock band in the Eighties, you kind of…

— Dexter Holland

My music has evolved to reflect that multigendered, multiracial, multigenre music. Whether I realized it before or not, I'm most influenced by that rock…

— Ricky Reed

Back in the days, the groups and the bands that we listened to were like Earth, Wind and Fire, Santana and Grateful Dead. We…

— Sheila E

Each member of the band has varied influences, and the same diversity is reflected in our fanbase.

— Anonymous

Our audience is young and vibrant; we retain our previous following; we are three generations into it. Unlike other bands that are very demographically…

— Paul Stanley

We came along at a time when people were really focused on music. We were part of the second generation of bands after all…

— Dennis DeYoung