New york city Quote by Mark Hoppus

I have too much respect for the music and for the band and the fans to give anything less than my best.

— Arnel Pineda

I always felt, rather than play by the mainstream standards, we've always done what we do and the mainstream has finally decided to, like…

— Marilyn Manson

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

Everyone wants the same thing in this band, so we definitely respect each other. I mean, all of us have had hit songs, so…

— Matthew Ramsey

Our fans are pretty loyal. In the beginning, we had to play a lot of shows to, like, one kid at a time. Those…

— Patrick Stump

We have a very loyal fan base, the kind tat buys the record the day it comes out, sees every show, and that's fantastic,…

— Pat Mastelotto

I think we appreciate the musicianship we're surrounded with. Too many bands - it's an ego trip for the leader.

— Derek Trucks

What I think shines through for us is that we have a real respect for the music and a real reverence.

— Ed Kowalczyk

I can't expect everybody to appreciate what we do. Our stage shows especially have been kind of polarizing. Either you went with it or…

— Ryan Ross

I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet.

— Chris Martin

I feel like the music speaks for itself. Actually, we had less to prove than most bands coming out at the time because they…

— Gym Class Heroes

I'm still like a little kid about it, where I'm just so happy and excited that people want to come to our shows and…

— Justin Chancellor