Deals Quote by Toby Keith

Being in a group, you don't really get to give an ounce of who you are as a solo artist.

— Dinah Jane

I hate the solo artist aspect of rock-'n'-roll. I don't have enough personality or charisma to be a solo star.

— Dave Grohl

The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you…

— Zola Jesus

It was never the goal to be a solo performer. It was just something that made the most sense at the time.

— Dan Deacon

Solo, you don't have compromise. It gets back to what's great when you're a musician.

— Curt Smith

I've always wanted to be in concert and do a solo show.

— Randy Rainbow

A great guitar solo is really a song within a song. You can always go off and do your pageantry, but it has to…

— Orianthi

I didn't intend to make one solo record, much less two. It's really a matter of seeing how it goes.

— Lee Ranaldo

I’m just so glad that I have other members. If I was a solo artist, I don’t think I would have been able to…

— Kim Tae-yeon

Well, I suppose I could do a solo album, but my god, it would be terrible!

— Robert Plant

Any guitar solo should reflect the music that it's soloing over and not just be existing in its own sort of little world.

— John Frusciante

I realized I didn't want to make another solo record and I would be happier doing something that had more of a gang feel…

— John Waite