Quote by Pete Wentz

The band will always be our number one, and I don't see it ever stopping. We love playing, so why would we want to…

— Chad Gilbert

We want to be an important band to people for the right reasons. It's always been a goal.

— Luke Hemmings

Either people are going to start getting us, or they're not. And if they're not, I want them to quit wasting my time. I…

— Shawn Crahan

We had to take full advantage of the fact that we wanted to be one of the most creative bands out there that's getting…

— Zacky Vengeance

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

Over thirty-plus years, a certain myth has grown up around the band. And the last thing I ever wanted to do was put us…

— Eric Carmen

We wanted to offer something new to our audience. I hate it when bands stop taking chances.

— Kirk Hammett

The main thing is that this band keeps going.

— Jerry Only

I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet.

— Chris Martin

I think we appreciate the musicianship we're surrounded with. Too many bands - it's an ego trip for the leader.

— Derek Trucks

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

— Jon Bon Jovi

We started the band with a work ethic of 'it's us against the world' and that is something that our fans aligned with, too.…

— David Ellefson