Band Quote by Paul Westerberg

“The Replacements made me feel a little less scared, because they made good imaginary friends. They looked like a band that would actually be…

— Rob Sheffield

We were so heavily influenced by The Replacements and by a lot of hard core bands like Bad Brains, not that we sounded like…

— John Rzeznik

I listen back, and I hear what's there, and I know in my heart, in my gut, that we [The Replacements] were the real…

— Paul Westerberg

The Replacements definitely changed my life, I think they're just amazing. The thing that blew me away [a band like that] is that you'll…

— Ryan Jarman

Instead of just being a band that's constantly replacing members, we figured we'd done all of the stuff we wanted to do. It seemed…

— Jeff Rosenstock

How can the Replacements be the best band of the 80s when I've never even heard of them?

— Jon Bon Jovi

We ceased to be a band the moment we made it. It left us with nothing. We felt like a failure although we had…

— Morten Harket

The Replacements are the foundation for a lot of what came after in alternative and college rock. Let It Be is their best record…

— Craig Finn

To come to change, there had to be conflict and pain.

— Ira Sachs

The Band was rebelling against the rebellion. The rebellion went to a place where it became too obvious, too trendy, like you were just…

— Robbie Robertson

It was an important period for us, because even though we weren't a "punk band", and what became a model for a punk band,…

— Stephen Mallinder

The band was rejuvenated by that wonderful day. It breathed new life into us.

— John Deacon