Famous Quotes & Sayings

We do not view this in any way as treating them as second-class citizens. We don't view our band as second-class citizens just because they're playing before the (football) game,

Kiefer Sutherland

We saw so many phenomenal Rock 'n Roll bands that were not getting signed. We really needed to start looking outside the box.

We're trying to get more bands to stop by and perform or just sign autographs.

You have to remember these people were stretching the rubber band about as far it would go for five years.

Phil Lesh

When the band would leave the stage, and then the audience would just take over, and keep the groove goin'.

Phil Lesh

In a way, it's my way of dealing with, finding closure with Grateful Dead music, and giving thanks in a way to Jerry and Bob and all the guys in the band for making up this wonderful music.

Patty Griffin

One of the great things that I loved about doing solo - which I ended up doing because I was too shy to ever try out for bands back in the day - I could sit there with a list of songs and 'paint away' for the show.

Steven Van Zandt

I'm a real band guy, you know? I'm really good at certain things, and the band stuff is one of them.

Sir Mix-a-Lot

In hip-hop, what you have is you have a lot of formulaic-type bands or rappers that come up. They saw something on the radio, and they want to mimic that formula. And that's just boring. I don't wanna record something just to make money; I want to record something to enjoy it and have fun because I'm a music lover.

Jon Anderson

We want to go national. Were interested in exposing the band as much as possible.

We knew a lot of the bands that were playing this year. It's cool to hang out. That's always a good thing about Warped Tour.

Throughout the tour, the bands pick up a larger following. Hopefully, by the time they come here, they will be even more popular.

Bill Johnson

Twenty-eight bands from all over the country competed.

John Doe

To have someone like Ray -- like rock 'n' roll royalty -- embrace what we do, it was great for our confidence, ... In the studio, he knew what to try to do. He went for performance. He was smart enough to realize that the band had the arrangements all worked out.

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Chris Squire

With how huge Yes was, especially in the '70s and '80s, as a touring band and actually playing at the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia to 130,000 people, which is the biggest-paying show ever in rock history, you would think we'd done enough for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Tony Orlando

You guys are great. Bring the band down, we'll put them on stage!

You have to get on your feet when his band is playing,

This year, one of the things I'm most excited about is that the sound of the band is just incredible, ... There's going to be an obvious difference in the first note that the fans hear.

Mike Evans

We wanted to start a band where people had fun at the shows.

William Johnson

We've had some students who enjoyed these types of programs so much they've made the pursuit of music a big part of their lives. We've even had some go on to perform with the marching and concert bands at Westmoreland High School.

We've had some forceful statements from within OPEC. The possibility of OPEC releasing further oil in October under the price band mechanism prompted a degree of profit taking this morning.

John Doe

Well, 'help' is the important word there because there were a lot of other bands back in those days doing similar stuff,

We already knew that any soul and jazz band has to go through James Brown. He didn't impart any wisdom -- he mumbled a lot when we talked to him -- but we learned a lot from his performance.

We all started playing in elementary school bands and we haven't forgotten the importance of those experiences. We just feel we want to reach kids as much as possible.

We all sort of came at it from weird angles. Most of the guys in the band played rock music, punk rock, before this. I have a degree in English that I don't use very much anymore. That kind of thing is maybe good for serving you coffee in the morning these days.

Gary Numan

The reason I started, and got into playing punk as a band was quite mercenary, to be honest. I wanted a record deal and everybody was signing punk bands, so I started doing it. My own weak pop version of it really, we weren't particularly good or convincing, but that's what I did, and it worked and I got a deal.

The reason I formed my own band in the first place is so that I could step up as the singer.

Alice Cooper

There is so much great rock from the '60s, '70s, a little thinner in the '80s. I can't believe that there are only 40 songs that get played. There is such a variety of music from that era. There are just so many bands that never get played.

Donald Miller

There is something more than music here, and only one in a million bands can get to this place,

These are a lot of bands that are looking for exposure. They're underage so they can't play in bars, and this way, all of their friends can come and watch them play.

The rubber band was stretched tight and this thing was set up like a slingshot. It doesn't surprise me it snapped back. It surprises me it went down in a straight line for so long.

The rubber band was stretched tight and this thing was set up like a slingshot, ... It doesn't surprise me it snapped back. It surprises me it went down in a straight line for so long.