Audience Quote by Ric Sanders

Formed in 1967 and still performing regularly half a century later, Fairport Convention are Britain's equivalent of the Band. Unlike the latter they have…

— David Hepworth

I think that we have a unique opportunity as performers and artists to be kind of the town criers and also to get more…

— Bonnie Raitt

I am used to being on tours with people who are fantastic performers and I respect them and I love their music. But the…

— Queen Latifah

We've shown everyone we are musicians first and foremost: we'll produce our own albums and play The 100 Club. We earned people's respect. We're…

— Zacky Vengeance

I think one of the reasons people are so passionate about our band is because we're so accessible.

— Chad Gilbert

We do try to be entertainers, but we're musicians first, and we try to showcase the music.

— Rick Nielsen

The thing is that honestly we haven't had an audience. And we have a chance to have an audience now. Which is great because…

— Jonathan Meiburg

We had a huge audience, we sold truckloads of albums. If we do something that's cool, people will listen to it. If we don't,…

— Andy Taylor

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

— Derek Trucks

From the beginning we never fit in anywhere. We played shows with death metal, reggae, hip-hop artists and even feminist poets. We found a…

— Gym Class Heroes

I've definitely gotten to the point where we get to the venue, and people know that I'm in charge of the band.

— Frankie Cosmos

We love the idea of really putting on a show. It's not just a band playing on the stage. There's a theatrical element to…

— St. Lucia