Band Quote by Ric Ocasek

I've always chosen my band members based on their sense of humor. It might sound stupid, but it means not only are they fun…

— Kristin Hersh

Any band that doesn't have a sense of humor has a little bit of a problem.

— Jens Lekman

I think a band that doesn't have a sense of humor can come up with their own take on whimsy.Kind of lead-footed and ham-handed,…

— Michael McKean

Bands from Akron have a sense of humor and don't tend to take themselves too seriously.

— Dan Auerbach

Humor is important. Nothing against bands that are always a downer, but the reality is - it just becomes theater.

— Kurt Vile

Bands on tour are very good cultivators of what's the avant-garde of comedy.

— Jonathan Krisel

Comedy is like music, and the way to make the best music is to have skilled musicians in your band.

— Rashida Jones

I like ones that pertain to the music they make. Talking Heads does that somehow. More often than not band names are just a…

— Samuel Ervin Beam

When you don't know what the band looks like, it puts the emphasis on thinking and taking the music and message more seriously.

— Adam Jones

Ultimately, we as a band just write what we write. Some of it's very serious, and even in the serious songs, there's sometimes an…

— Ed Robertson

One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank…

— Al Yankovic

Bands develop their own weird ways of doing things.

— Flea