“The only reason you even start a band is so you can hang out with your friends all the time, but somewhere along the line, it just ends up becoming a job. You were doing it because you were like, 'I never want to have to get a job,' then all of a sudden it becomes the biggest job you could ever imagine.” WantEndsReasonJobsLinesImagineBecomingBandHanging Out Author:Pete Wentz
“From since I could remember I've always been an artist, drawing, painting and so forth. I would also always draw made up rock n' roll characters in a band who each had their own style and personalities. I think by accident I was already becoming a fashion designer.” ThinkingMadeCharacterRememberArtistRocksFashionStylePaintingPersonalityBecomingBandDrawsAccidentsDrawingDesignerRock N RollFashion Designer Author:Ashley Purdy
“For starters, I should just tell you that The Band was always my favorite band from the first moment that I heard the first note of "The Weight" on WNEW radio. It was when I was eight years old and Music From Big Pink came out. They were my favorite band always. They had a profound influence on me and on my becoming a musician.” ShouldYearsFirstsMomentsBigsHeardInfluenceBecomingBandMusicianWeightNotesProfoundMy FavoriteRadioEightStartersFavorite Bands Author:Colin Linden
“I think the notion of success is fairly destructive. You can see elements of this surrounding any band becoming too popular. On the other hand, survival means you are doing fine.” ThinkingMeanHandsFineBecomingBandElementsSurvivalNotionDestructive Author:Howe Gelb
“There's no real template to follow these days for what a band should and shouldn't be - bands are just becoming these weird little Internet avatars that you either follow or download or interact with in some removed way.” WayShouldLittlesRealBecomingInternetBandThese DaysDownloads Author:Alan Palomo
“The Impressionists had to fight the gallery system for many years before becoming accepted. One of their methods of fighting was to band together and hold their own shows.” YearsShowsTogetherFightingBecomingBandMethodAcceptedGalleryImpressionists Author:Oliver $
“Everyone's a singer now, thanks to karaoke, for better and for much worse. But the live band is now becoming ancient history in Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma.” BecomingBandAncientSingersThanksThailandBurmaKaraokeCambodiaAncient History Author:Alan Bishop
“In 2008 it's easy to get huge before you have an album out with the Internet. I think that's great and you see a lot of artists like that. It seems like it's becoming rarer to find a band that has been touring for six years, doing small shows and then breaking out.” ThinkingYearsHas BeensShowsSeemsArtistEasyHugeBecomingInternetBandSixAlbumsTouringEasy To Get Author:Girl Talk