Band Quote by Rick Nielsen

In my bands, I don't really walk around telling people what to play, just out of respect really. I mean, if there's something I…

— Jack White

I think when you've been in a band for a really long time, sometimes you don't appreciate what's good about yourself. It's easy to…

— Win Butler

When you start a band, you have to find people that are good, have the same sort of mindset as you musically.

— Duff McKagan

I've always told the musicians in my band to play what they know and then play above that. Because then anything can happen, and…

— Miles Davis

I just play to good people; they seem to like what I do, and the more they like it, the more I play.

— John Hunter

I just play the music that I love with musicians that I respect, and fortunately, I'm in a position where people are willing to…

— Bonnie Raitt

Anybody I'm in a band with can do what they do better than me. I'm a huge believer that I can play bass or…

— Nikki Sixx

I try to tell a story when I'm playing. I try to make an emotional connection when I'm playing versus before I played just…

— Kerry James Marshall

To be a good musician, you need to give people what they want, what they need.

— Andy Grammer

You don't want to be told, "Hey, do whatever you want." That's what we think of when we think of play. It's the thing…

— Ian Bogost

How do you recruit a player if you don't really know what it is that you are trying to do? How do you convince…

— Mikel Arteta

If you're in a band or think of yourself as a slightly creative person, you can get quite self-indulgent, so sometimes it's nice to…

— Jarvis Cocker