Band Quote by Paolo Nutini

I'm just not a big fan of the too-cool-for-school indie world. Metal bands have never been invited or been able to be part of…

— Scott Ian

I played with a few local bands in the West Country, where I grew up, but when I was 18, I moved to London,…

— Roger Taylor

After school I moved to London to get involved in music. I took the whole thing very seriously.

— Dan Hawkins

We're kind of a weird band anyway, where we never fit in with indie or pop. We never really sat with either of those…

— Katie White

I'm indie through and through. I've always gone out with boys in bands.

— Alexa Chung

I've always been an outsider kid. But I had always wanted to be in a group - growing up, I loved bands like the…

— Dawn Angelique

I didn't feel particularly cool when I was 16 or 17 but I felt accepted in a community of alternative music and the gig scene.

— Matty Healy

There were no good bands in my town. You know, there's like this magic town where every kid started a band in high school,…

— Autre Ne Veut

So many young kids are fickle when it comes to music. There comes a time when you're not cool again.

— Martie Maguire

I've always been indie.

— Big Freedia

I used to think I was ordinary and just like everybody else, and I am, but there is something about being in a band.…

— Chrissie Hynde

I found my way into the indie world a bit late in my career, but it was something that I was really passionate about…

— Mary Elizabeth Winstead