Band Quote by Luke Hemmings

We were really grown up for our age and it was an incredible special band.

— Joan Jett

We started this band as kids, and as time has gone on, we've grown and are learning to accommodate each others' differences.

— Layne Staley

It's an awesome feeling to have gone through all of the experiences we have together as a band and to now see our own…

— Tony Kanal

We're a band that really... It's important to us to write music and put it out there and to work together.

— John Petrucci

The band's a really close-knit family. We've got fantastically good friendships and relationships that have developed after all these years.

— Ian Gillan

I think what defines our band is really that, you know, we're just living our dream and making records that we love and having…

— Benji Madden

And I look forward to the time when I can become more indulgent with my songwriting. But this band is a family, and it's…

— Stone Gossard

We're just a joyous band, and our music is just fun, happy, and nostalgic.

— Kirstin Maldonado

We've always prided ourselves on the fact that we're a band that the whole family can enjoy together.

— Jay DeMarcus

Things have gone beyond my wildest expectations and dreams, and I feel like I've been given so many blessings in my life, between my…

— Trey Anastasio

I think for a band like us, we're all really close friends. We grew up and went to school together. We're not by ourselves.

— Luke Hemmings

We're a life band, a social band.

— Shavo Odadjian