Band Quote by Natalia Lafourcade

I started as a guitarist and couldn't find a decent singer, so I started providing my own vocals.

— Billy Squier

The reason I formed my own band in the first place is so that I could step up as the singer.

— Ben Jackson

I started as a drummer, so I sort of took on singing duties by default. I had sung backgrounds and some lead vocals from…

— Chris Cornell

I never wanted to be a solo artist. I always wanted to be in a band.

— Mike Campbell

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

A band has a certain responsibility to work songs for years and stick to rules more. A solo artist can just do whatever they…

— Christopher Owens

There were a number of false starts where I was trying to make solo albums. They would get constantly folded into group efforts. In…

— Lindsey Buckingham

When I joined this band, I never thought of myself as a singer. I just did whatever I could, which was rap. And then,…

— Sonny Sandoval

Before I went solo, I initially thought I was gonna be a drummer for the rest of my life but there was always that…

— G Flip

It was never going to be easy transitioning from a band to being a solo artist but I accepted that right from the beginning.…

— Darren Hayes

I've always looked on myself as one of a band and never sought a solo career.

— Rod Stewart

Like a lot of artists, I started out as a singer in my church choir when I was a child.

— Big Freedia