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Band Quotes

On lineups, tours, and finding your place on stage.

One musician jokes about feeling like a mismatched fit in his own band, while another describes a group that never actually writes songs together in a room the way outsiders assume. Read more in our Just quotes.

When I was 15 I became a full-time singer in a band. At 18 I made my first record.

Quotes by Agnetha Faltskog

Age 10. I joined the school marching band as a drummer.

Quotes by Adrian Belew

Yes, but don't forget I also have the luxury of the worlds finest band when it gets lonely.

Quotes by Adrian Belew

I thought I might be a band instructor, someone who plays all the instruments and teaches others.

Quotes by Adrian Belew

Always Quotes

Cheap Trick has played with every band on the planet.

Quotes by Adam Schlesinger

Saxon, if you are unfamiliar, is a British heavy-metal band that has been around since the mid-'70s and was in no small part the inspiration for Spinal Tap.

Quotes by Adam Schlesinger

A band can define their own success.

Quotes by Adam Schlesinger

We really try to make sure that the band writes the songs, not just one person.

Quotes by Adam Rich

But if you want to be in a band and write music, then you should just be in a band and write music.

Quotes by Adam Jones

Being Quotes

All the art for Tool is done by the me and the band.

Quotes by Adam Jones

My approach is to be part of a band that makes music, not hit songs.

Quotes by Adam Jones

With four perfectionists in the band, we have a hard time reaching perfection.

Quotes by Adam Jones

When we played with the Rollins Band, we'd keep songs going until we felt like ending it.

Quotes by Adam Jones

I learned Neil Young songs, Bob Dylan songs and older songs. It wasn't until I moved to Philly that I had aspirations to maybe forming a band.

Quotes by Adam Granduciel

Just Quotes

I ended up renting a studio in L.A. for about 15 months. Starting in January of 2016, some of the guys in the band were coming out once every five to six weeks for like five days a time.

Quotes by Adam Granduciel

As he grew older, his material was just as relevant and just as exciting and the band's just as killer... It seems surreal that there's no more Tom Petty, in person.

Quotes by Adam Granduciel

I loved being in a band.

Quotes by Adam Ant

We never thought we were musicians. We just thought we were in a band.

Quotes by Ad-Rock

Adam Yauch started the band. It's not like a thing where we could continue without him.

Quotes by Ad-Rock

Like Quotes

It's been fun to just play bass in a band and play live but be in the background.

Quotes by Ad-Rock

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about feeling mismatched in a band?
Yes: "I almost shouldn't be in Limp Bizkit; it's like I got matched in the factory with the wrong band."
Is there a quote about how Static-X wrote its songs?
Yes: "Static-X has never been a band where the four guys get into a room together and jam and write songs and all that kind of stuff."
Is there a quote about touring with Pantera?
Yes: "The band that I always wanted to tour with was Pantera, and we got to tour with them twice."
Is there a quote about bringing in a singer because no one else in the band sang?
Yes: "None of the other guys in the band really sang, so that's when I brought Roy Clark in."
Where can I find more music-related quotes?

There's also the simple thrill of touring with a band you always wanted to share a stage with, and the practical calls bandleaders make about who actually sings. Compare these with our Always quotes or thoughts on Being in a group.