Always Quote by Marky Ramone

I spent my life working before I started band. I worked construction, landscaping. I worked in kitchens, cleaned dishes. I worked demolition.

— Zachary Cole Smith

We worked as a team... I was one of the band.

— Jonathan King

I was an engineer for a long time. I was a sideman guitar player.

— J. J. Cale

In the past, I played in bands, worked at coffee shops, babysat, and worked as a production assistant.

— Tig Notaro

I played in bands very very young. I painted; I did photography, all kinds of things.

— Johan Renck

I'm used to being in a band and collaborating.

— Shavo Odadjian

I joined a band to hit things.

— Anonymous

I was like the roadie, I was carrying gear, checking things in at airports, making sure they had flowers backstage and interfacing with promoters…

— Annie E. Clark

I'd been through crappy day jobs and stupid garage bands. I was determined to make it as a musician.

— Paul Westerberg

I was in bands many years ago, so that's where it started. I played in bands, sang backing vocals and all the rest of…

— Adrian Dunbar

I was a good amateur but only an average professional. I soon realized that there was a limit to how far I could rise…

— Alan Greenspan

I was a lumberjack for years, a pub bouncer, I've sung in a band; in fact, I still sing, and I even trained myself…

— Rory McCann