Band Quotes
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We’re sick of hearing people say, “That band is so gay,” or “Those guys are fags.” Gay is not a synonym for shitty. If you wanna say something’s shitty, say it’s shitty. Stop being such homophobic assholes.
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Any band that doesn't have a sense of humor has a little bit of a problem.
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If some band sucks, you're going to have to find out about it for yourself, because I don't have the interest in issuing warnings.
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I do get labeled as a guitar band, but the only reason is that's the instrument I know how to play. The guitar is serving the song I'm writing. But I'm learning how to play keyboard better now so that'll start serving the song as well; it'll be another flavor. I'm not going to switch it up with big, fat drum machine beats and real swoopy synths, but yeah...
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Generosity is the key to all relationships. To friendships and bands. That's the golden rule.
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Dropkick Murphys, everybody! That's a band!
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There's a side to being in a band that some people embrace and some don't: the fact that you're performing and you care about how it comes across.
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The only band that I can see that made changes over the years with success was The Beatles. They were able to change album to album and still be just as good or better. I didn't feel that we were able to do that. The Beatles were in a class by themselves.
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One thing you might suggest to a young band is don't get involved in any kind of long-term contract because everything changes on a bimonthly basis: The way people hear music and access it, the way it is distributed.
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I was with my band at a karaoke bar in Japan when it was very big there, and they got up and made fools of themselves without practicing properly. I didn't understand why they were doing that. It was like they were making fun of the genre by performing badly. But I didn't get up and sing, so I don't know what it feels like.
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If you listen to the way I speak and watch the way I conduct myself - there's nothing about me that's rock n' roll. It's like, 'Hello, I'm in a rock n' roll band'. 'No, you're a narc.'
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They all live in quite separate boxes actually although the Machetes project is beginning to take over my life! They represent and are an inspiration to me and a reminder of where I came from, I am very passionate about this band. I have been working with Erin for so long now she is a part of me and my music. Ian is my oldest and closest friend, we have been striving for the same goals artistically for years now
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Now I'm fortunate to have a good band in CA, and play many solo gigs as well. My point is that I stopped playing in bands and played solo for four years, to get back into the groove and pulse of writing and singing and who I am on stage.
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I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. It reminds me of when we were just starting out because we would open for other bands in the beginning.
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I've been lucky enough to be in this amazing band, and to me, a band is really a collaborative unit, and that's definitely been what Sonic Youth has been.
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All I ever wanted to do was be in a band.
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I'm thinking of putting together an all-star band. I definitely have a bit of a rock fantasy.
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I've always looked on myself as one of a band and never sought a solo career.
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On stage with the band, your destiny lies in your own hands.
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No way, because there's love relationships, there's sex relationships and then there's the band.
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Every good band in the world was a cover band first. The Beatles were and the Stones were. Everybody was a cover band.
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I don't treat the band like I'm above them or that they're a hired hand for me. We've never worked that way. So I'm a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone.
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The band we have now on stage is the band I always wanted to be in.
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First concert I saw was a British boy band called Take That when I was 14 or 15. I went with nine girls from school.
