“If journalists ask you again and again about the same bands, you'll end up saying you hate them just because you're so fed up with being asked all those stupid questions.” IfsEndsHateAsksStupidBandJournalistFedsAgain And AgainYou AgainFed UpStupid Questions Author:Billie Joe Armstrong
“The Republican Party had a big day in yesterday's midterm elections and now controls the House and Senate. And don't ask me how this happened, but the Republican Party also gained control of three seats in our show's band.” ShowsBigsThreeAsksHousePartyHappenedRepublicanBandElectionYesterdayAsk MeSeatsSenateRepublican PartyMidtermsMidterm Elections Author:Conan O'Brien
“It's funny, when bands or younger musicians ask me: 'So, what does it take to make it?' Well, first explain to me what you mean by 'making it': Do you want to be a rock star or do you want music to be your livelihood?” WantFirstsWellsMeanDoeAsksStarsRocksBandMusicianAsk MeRock N RollRock StarLivelihood Author:Eddie Van Halen
“I didn't decide to start to playing piano until I was almost 13 years old when my friends and I thought it would be fun to start a band. None of us actually played any instruments so the band never quite got off the ground, BUT it made me go home and ask my parents for piano lessons. That was really the beginning for me. Once I started, it was all I wanted to do.” YearsMadeHomeWould BeWantedAsksFunParentLessonsBandMy FriendsInstrumentsPianoNever QuitPiano LessonPlaying Piano Author:Andrew Hollander
“Writing a lyric is writing a lyric, whether it's sung or recited. Perhaps the question to ask should be, has playing in a band for three years affected you? The answer to that is you bet.” ShouldWritingYearsThreeAsksAnswersBandAffectedThree Years Author:Cornelius Eady
“One of the great things about having good players in your band is that you just ask them questions. You can pick up some good information that way.” WayAsksPlayerInformationBandPicksGreat ThingsGood Information Author:Bill Bruford
“I didn't write any music at all, and then, I remember Jon Anderson being very insistent saying that there were two kinds of musicians: the ones who wrote music and the ones who didn't. And clearly the ones who wrote music were more superior human beings in his mind. So he kind of nudged me and sort of prodded me into it. I picked it up slowly. Then I learned more about chords and harmony and I just kept adding to that. One of the great things about having good players in your band is that you just ask them questions. You can pick up some good information that way.” WayWritingMindHumansKindTwoRememberAsksHuman BeingsPlayerInformationBandMusicianPicksHarmonySuperiorsGreat ThingsChordsGood Information Author:Bill Bruford
“I always freak out when people ask me about my favorite bands or my five favorite records, I just can never do that because it goes through different waves and sometimes you want to listen to something and at other times you want to listen to something else so I don't know.” PeopleKnowsWantDifferentSometimesAsksRecordsFiveBandMy FavoriteWaveAsk MeFreakFavorite Bands Author:John Bush
“My style is so tightly tied in with our songs that I don't think you could even ask me to quit Radiohead and play guitar for another band. I don't think I could do it. It would probably reveal me to be the bluffer that I believe I am. That's how it feels. I wouldn't have the confidence to do anything but this.” ThinkingFeelsBelievePlaySongAsksI BelieveStyleBandGuitarQuittingAsk MeTiedRadiohead Author:Jonny Greenwood
“Of course I knew The Band's Canadian keyboard player, the late Richard Manuel, but I didn't play that night because I was there as a guest with my record executives. People ask, "why didn't you play?" If I had known I was going to be playing then I would have been prepared for it.” PeopleIfsHas BeensPlayNightCoursesAsksKnownRecordsPlayerBandLatePreparedExecutivesGuestsKeyboardsKeyboard Players Author:Gordon Lightfoot
“We're just a metal band. Whenever people ask me what kind of music we play, I always say metal.” PeopleKindPlayAsksBandAsk MeMetalsMetal Band Author:Mattew Nicholls
“When bands are on stage and they ask the crowd, "Are you having a good time?" what they're really saying is, "I just want a bit of reassurance - is everything all right?"” WantAsksBitsStageBandCrowdsGood TimesHaving A Good TimeReassurance Author:Alexis Taylor
“A lot of bands are still just bands that artists ask to get involved, but a lot of artists are using sound they create. This is different from referencing music.” StillsDifferentArtistAsksSoundInvolvedBandGet InvolvedReferencing Author:Brian Chippendale