Band Quote by Nate Ruess

I think that breaking into the mainstream - it was just the right cycle of music for us in Blink-182. People were kind of…

— Mark Hoppus

We didn't want to just be a cover group, we wanted to do our music, to be a band. Once we were able to…

— Avi Kaplan

We were never the cool band to like. They tried to put us into a hair-metal thing, but we weren't really Warrant or Poison.…

— Nuno Bettencourt

When we were 15, my brother and I were getting really into Nirvana, Green Day, and The Beastie Boys. We started going to shows…

— Joel Madden

I was someone who grew up obsessed with bands, how they were and how they treated one another, and how they treated fans.

— James Murphy

I was really into Blink-182 and punk bands like NOFX and MXPX.

— Ryan Ross

I always wanted to be in a band with a bunch of dudes who loved Green Day and all that.

— Ashton Irwin

My first band was called Nubert Circus, a very embarrassing, dumb name. It means nothing. We were kind of grunge. I would say we…

— Phil Elverum

When I was around 13 years old, I started playing in bands and became obsessed with Blink-182 and Newfound Glory. I didn't pay attention…

— Cassadee Pope

I used to hang out with a bunch of old punk rockers when I was a little kid.

— Norman Reedus

With the groups who asked me to join them - like the Rolling Stones, Spirit, David Bowie, and Blood, Sweat & Tears - I…

— Shuggie Otis

The first band I was ever in, I played guitar. We did Gary Glitter and Green Day covers at the time. We were called…

— Jack Antonoff