Attitude Quote by Taylor Swift

Most bands, when they sign with a major, are from an indie. They usually start off with a big dilemma. They think they're selling…

— James Dean Bradfield

It's kind of dumb; everybody should be able to listen to the kind of music they want and just because you're a fan of…

— Ray Toro

It doesn't matter how good you are as a band or how good your music may be; if the fans aren't supporting it and…

— Chris Daughtry

Fans want new music. We're the same way. We have bands that we like, and whether they release it or not, we're interested in…

— John Dolmayan

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'd like to think that people see there's two ways to do things. You can put a lot of money into a band and…

— Ryan Ross

But, then again, I wouldn't call myself an indie-rock supporter even if there are some really good bands out there and there will always…

— Stephen Malkmus

They praise these tiny indie bands, but if a band finally gets mainstream success, the same people who praised them attack them for 'selling…

— Kyle Baker

Keeping fans loyal is a delicate balance. Therein lies the challenge for any band that's more than a couple albums deep. It's like, how…

— Ben Gibbard

The bottom line is the bigger you get as a band, the more people tell you how great you are in the band and…

— John Dolmayan

Being in an indie band is running a never-ending, rewarding, scary, low-margin small business.

— Jack Conte

I think a lot of bands go on way past the point where they're relevant. Some of them keep doing it because they're making…

— Dean Wareham