Bands Quote by Roland Orzabal Download Open image “All the serious bands, all the punks, came from Bristol.” — Roland Orzabal ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Bands Bristol Came Serious
Bristol is known for having quite a good success rate of music - Massive Attack and Portishead, that drum and bass, dance music scene. I never listened to that stuff when I was a kid, but my parents did, and my parents knew some of those people. — Jacob Anderson Copy Share
I think now, more than anytime I can remember, bands are sounding pretty similar whether they're English or American, from Manchester or London... or… — Graham Coxon Copy Share Image
Unfortunately a lot of Bristol's creativity just gets marooned in Bristol. It is a cool place though, maybe too laidback for its own good. — Simon Price Copy Share Image
I was never part of the Bristol scene. My sound was a Knowle West sound. Massive Attack wouldn't come to my area because they… — Tricky Copy Share Image
Crisis and my experience of Punk Rock in Britain/Europe was anything and everything but "fun" and this sort of idea comes from people who… — Douglas Pearce Copy Share Image
I didn't really see the British punk movement, if that's what it was, as wildly original, because I had been listening so intently to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We definitely were a punk band. When we got in with our producer, Richard Gottehrer, he slowed everything down so that you could actually… — Gina Schock Copy Share Image
There's somewhat of a real fascination with American bands and American mythology in London, so I think we've tapped into some of that. Maybe… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
We're heavily influenced by '90s pop punk bands like Green Day, Good Charlotte, and Yellowcard. — Calum Hood Copy Share Image
Punk rock really came out of N.Y. as a philosophy before the groups were ever recorded. I had a kind-of intellectual interest in the… — Greg Ginn Copy Share Image
When that punk strain came to Britain and infected everyone. It was more than just a sound. There was an ethos, an ethic that… — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
I'm more interested in the meanings and the bands that fill up the spaces known as new wave and post punk. — Martin Popoff Copy Share Image
When I became a parent I forgot about the part of myself which was very emotional, very dour a little depressed - but very… — Roland Orzabal Copy Share Image
I tend to get quite close to the songs because I've always been the main songwriter. — Roland Orzabal Copy Share Image
I do a lot of vocal warmups, which are the same warmups I did when I was a kid, because I had a few… — Roland Orzabal Copy Share Image
When you write really good lyrics - and sometimes I did! - they are just a joy to sing. — Roland Orzabal Copy Share Image
Obviously, the big hits like 'Shout,' 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World,' 'Head Over Heels,' we play live, so there's nothing new about them… — Roland Orzabal Copy Share Image
I'm proud of the younger Roland. Very proud of some of the lyrics. They stand up today. I'm cool with it, though some of… — Roland Orzabal Copy Share Image
It's not good for you to be barred from traveling to certain places in your head because some skeleton is in the closet. — Roland Orzabal Copy Share Image
A lot of young people have been raised on our music, or rather had it forced upon them by their parents. — Roland Orzabal Copy Share Image
I think it's a shame that 'Woman in Chains' wasn't a hit at the time, although it's become one of people's favorite songs. — Roland Orzabal Copy Share Image
There are bands that I am friends with, who will invite me up on stage. Like Les Savy Fav, who have had me on… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
Old-school rock bands, and blues bands, too, are kind of a dying breed. — Gary Rossington Copy Share Image
I want to talk about my band, you know what I mean? I don't want to talk about other bands. — Chino Moreno Copy Share Image
When I used to put an album out, I knew everyone on the charts. There weren't that many bands. Now, I couldn't even name… — Joe Cocker Copy Share Image
Everyone's gonna have their opinion, everyone's gonna have their favorite bands. The best way I can describe it is music is like food, either… — Phil Anselmo Copy Share Image
Our first gig was a battle of the bands. We did 45 minutes of comedy and never played a note - and we won! — Cheech Marin Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm an entertainer. I never think, 'Wow, I can't wait to get the crowd moving.' Some of my favorite bands never… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The band Grizzly Bear, I think they're excellent. There's a beauty and a musicality there that I wish would have been in vogue in… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
I do have electric guitars, because I've always believed, especially when I'm working in the studio with other bands as producer, that there should… — Nick Mason Copy Share Image
