Band Quotes
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I can't really say enough about Chris Potter. He is one of the greatest musicians I have ever known, and every second I have been on the band stand with him has been an absolute pleasure.
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I always meditate before every show. I say a prayer with my crew and my band to get in the mode, and I also stretch because it's a very athletic show. We've got to entertain; it's what we do.
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I started as a musician, then I was a singer. I sang with the band. Then I was an actor in the theater, TV, films. But I guess I am a song and dance man. It's at the heart of everything I do.
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I generally prefer to come in to the studio with a fully written song and then work on the arrangement with the band. Sometimes even the arrangements are pretty much already worked out in my head, but other times we experiment.
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I played in a band and attended Grambling University. I think the Mob style funk music I do was patterned after the big college bands. I was also influenced by groundbreaking efforts of Too Short.
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My fellow band members don't discuss their loved ones, and I don't feel that just because I am gay, I should have to discuss mine!
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For a young band about to make a record, make sure you get the vocals right.
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I started playing music when I was around 10. I always wanted to be in a band, so I started out by playing drums.
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The Strokes, you bond when you're 18, and you're friends. The feeling's different. When all of us get into a room, we feel like the same people from before. We weren't anybody; we were just hanging out. It's hard to understand if you're not in a band. You're one-fifth.
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The fifth member of my band is my non-profit work.
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I wouldn't know any newer bands. We're past the pimple stage.
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I was into all kinds of music as a teen - country music, because my dad was in a band that played country, and whatever my sister and brother were into.
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Kurt Cobain was Nirvana. He named the band, hired its members, played guitar, wrote the songs, fronted the band onstage and in interviews, and took responsibility for the band's business decisions.
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I've definitely gotten to the point where we get to the venue, and people know that I'm in charge of the band.
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The day Metallica's over, i'm not going to put an ad looking for another band. I'll put my drumsticks on the shelf and there's 14 other things I wanna try. Metallica's the only band I've ever been and it's the only I ever wanna be in.
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As I say, the Animals had a particular concept of themselves as a band. There was an anarchic spirit in it, which was being flattened by commercial designs, attitudes, and needs.
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The politicians are all useless individuals. Nobody is reducing the problems in the U.S. or Europe, just putting on a Band-Aid and postponing the problems endlessly.
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Hey, the band was rockin' Goin' around and around Well, reelin' and a rockin' What a crazy sound Well, they never stopped rockin' Till the moon went down
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I just try to approach and serve the music in the way that I think is right for the band I'm in at the time.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd is not a political band, but you know what? We believe in this country. We have a soft spot for our military. We love the red, white and blue, and every night we dedicate a portion of our show to our fighting men.
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I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet.
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Everybody knew James Brown. Every musician dreamed of being in his band.
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If I had to choose between the band or the friendships, I'd choose the friendships at this point.
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With my band, I feel comfortable anywhere in the world.
