Band Quote by Stephen Malkmus

My hope for young bands, honestly, is that they do it because they love it, they do it because it's real.

— Sonny Sandoval

I dont really think we had any real revelation when we were a couple 14 and 15-year-old kids about the bands name. It was…

— Gym Class Heroes

When you're in a band that's so big when you're young, you kind of lose your identity a little bit. You just become part…

— Anonymous

It's the most dangerous world for bands nowadays because everybody's branding and trying to steal your vibe as soon as you do anything that…

— Alex Scally

Even now, when I try and think of band names just randomly, I'm so thankful that 'fun.' is the name of the band. I…

— Nate Ruess

You're going to come across a lot of shitty band, and a lot of shitty people. And if anyone of those people call you…

— Gerard Way

I feel sorry for these kids in bands. Everything is so disposable nowadays. These kids don't even get 15 minutes of fame, it's like…

— Zakk Wylde

Being in a band turns you into a child and keeps you there.

— Thom Yorke

Remember kids: Don't get emotionally attached to a band. You'll get pregnant and die.

— Ashton Irwin

We've become an underground thing for kids, because we never got the love our peers got back in the day. Kids are loving discovering…

— Steve Lukather

I think it's natural for people to see a band and imagine themselves as part of that. That's what I grew up fantasizing about,…

— Matthew Ramsey

Trying to make it and get people to respect your band, being a cool band-all of that stuff-I think we've arrived at a place…

— Matt Berninger