Famous Quotes & Sayings

George Benson

The jazz always seems to automatically come out, because it was from my jazz days that I learned that spark. And the nice thing with my band and this repertoire, which is a complete joy, is that we go beyond just playing chords and melody. It is music that can stretch out.

Joan Jett

Well before I was in a band, I wanted to be everything from a vet, an astronaut, an archeologist was a big one. It could be very wide-ranging because I had a lot of different interests including music so I'm very happy where I wound up.

Joan Jett

Disharmony is natural in any band.

Geezer Butler

When you see all of these bands citing you as influences, it makes you feel relevant

Elliott Smith

There are lots of things I like about playing in a band, the things I cant do by myself you know.

Robert Cray

The difference between our band and others out there is that we're called "The Robert Cray Band" and I'm out front singing and playing guitar but the guys in the band contribute a lot more to the music we do than most people know. They play on all of the studio recordings and we write together.

Leona Lewis

I'm glad I was never in a band.

Lars Ulrich

Metallica's the only band I've ever been in and it's the only band I ever wanna be in.

John Deacon

I wouldn't do go to another band.

Linton Kwesi Johnson

I don't go to see bands any more because I've got tinnitus, so I have to avoid loud music. You get used to it, but when it's quiet you hear a constant ringing.

Tim Gane

I formed a band when I was about 13, and we all listened to punk - or what we thought was punk!

Tommy Bolin

I don't like English bands. They're too structured.

Tom Odell

I love the band Haim. I would love to do something with them.

Selena Gomez

I'd love to do my own music for sure. I'd love to have a band.

Shelby Lynne

My band can tell you, I'd rather do anything than rehearse.

Rachel Stevens

Of course it's fantastic to have bands formed in garages, but there is a market for other types of music.

Lenny Kravitz

I have a great time with my band and on the stage we get along well.

Thom Yorke

I suppose one thing that's always fascinated me is that thing where you're a band and you want to start recording and you get a label and a producer, and then there's that pressure to go out there and really toil.

Sidney Crosby

I don't have one favourite band. I like everything.

Natalie Imbruglia

It's not very often that I like new bands.

Tony Blair

I would've loved to have been in a band, but sadly I just wasn't good enough.

Kanye West

I can always tell if a band has a British rhythm section due to the gritty production.

Patrick Stump

Every band always tells you to raise your middle finger...

Paul McCartney

the beatles were always a great band. nothing more nothing less

Hayley Williams

I like to talk about things when it pertains to a band. I like to talk about things that matter and music.

Gordon Lightfoot

I was a drummer in the bugle band in cadets. I marched. It's probably quite funny to look back on it.

John Lydon

I never thought of Green Day as a punk band. Just bubblegum, really.

Keith Jarrett

When I joined the band I didn't know any of the tunes, and when I left the band I didn't know any of the tunes!

Phil Anselmo

To me, I'm for a band whose forefront is the music

Tracy Morgan

Stand-up don't get no respect - it's the hardest thing to do in show business. You don't have no band and there's no music.

Rob Sheffield

I've built my whole life around loving music. I'm a writer for 'Rolling Stone,' so I am constantly searching for new bands and soaking up new sounds.

Rick Nielsen

If I weren't in the band, I would be a fan.

Roger Daltrey

I thought if I lost the band, I was dead. If I didn't stick with the Who, I would be a sheet metal worker for the rest of my life.