“I was kind of an outcast in school 'cause I always kept to myself and was writing poetry and then going on tour with my brother band all the time, so kids didn't know what to make of me.” KnowsWritingKindKidsSchoolCausesBrotherBandMy BrotherOutcastWriting Poetry Author:Christina Perri
“The energy strands and bands of our being are linked in a certain way and makes us what we are. It causes us to perceive a certain level of the dream of life. But you can reorder those. That's magic, you see.” WayDreamCertainEnergyCausesLevelsMagicBuddhismBandPerceiveLinkedStrands Author:Frederick Lenz
“Murdoc is sort of the, um, it’s his band. He sort of put Gorillaz together. It’s his idea. But he’s sort of an ugly, sort of, snaggle-toothed Satanist who didn’t actually get the job of being the lead singer ‘cause he isn’t very handsome. So, 2D got the job, which is always going to piss him off.” IdeasTogetherJobsCausesBandUglySingersHandsomeSatanist Author:Jamie Hewlett
“Yes was without a singer at that point, cause they were doing ABWH, so you had ABWH, and then you had the 90125 band without a singer.” CausesBandSingers Author:Billy Sherwood
“Hail, Columbia! happy land! Hail, ye heroes! heaven-born band! Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause.” AmericaHeavenCausesBornLandHeroBandHailColumbia Author:Joseph Hopkinson
“Every subsection of liberalism is always busy attacking another subsection of liberalism, because god forbid they should all band together and actually fight for the cause.” ShouldTogetherFightingCausesBandBusyLiberalismAttacking Author:Joss Whedon
“The only band I was really over-into was Cream. And the only thing I really liked about them was their live stuff 'cause they played two verses, then go off and jam for 20 minutes, come back and do a chorus and end. And I love the live jam stuff, the improvisation.” TwoEndsCausesStuffMinutesBandVersesCreamJamImprovisationChorus Author:Eddie Van Halen
“You can get tested now for early onset Alzheimer's. Hold on a second, could someone hire a marching band, cause I'm so happy I feel like having a parade. You mean I can find out early if I'm going to die of a super horrible disease that there's no cure for? Well, whoopee!” IfsFeelsWellsMeanI CanDiesCausesBandDiseaseHorribleCuresTestedParadesAlzheimerAlzheimer'sMarching Band Author:Arj Barker
“There were so many bands in New Orleans. But most of the musicians had day jobs, you know -- trades. They were bricklayers and carpenters and cigar makers and plasterers. Some had little businesses of their own -- coal and wood and vegetable stores. Some worked on the cotton exchange and some were porters. They had to work at other trades 'cause there were so many musicians, so many bands. It was the most musical town in the country.” KnowsLittlesCountryJobsCausesBandMusicianTownsTradeMusicalWoodsStoresMakersVegetablesCoalNew OrleansCottonCigarCarpenterDay JobsBricklayers Author:Zutty Singleton
“I tend to write pretty much by myself. I always did that anyway. I used to write with Ron Strykert 'cause he was the only guitarist and we played well together. We lived in the same place. I would play a certain style and he would kind of dance around what I did, in a sense. I learned from him and also vice-versa. With this band, I think I bounce ideas off everybody. Perhaps on the next album they'll be more collaborative stuff, but for the last 2-3 years, I've been pretty well writing by myself.” ThinkingWritingYearsWellsKindIdeasPlayTogetherLastsUsedCertainNextCausesStuffStyleBandAlbumsVicesVice VersaBounceGuitarist Author:Colin Hay
“We've done every record on our own. Its produced by our guitar player and sometimes we'll have some help mixin' it and have some outside engineers but for the most part, it's done by the band and I think that's the reason why CKY sounds like no other band, 'cause we make our own albums.” ThinkingSometimesReasonDoneHelpingCausesSoundRecordsPlayerBandGuitarAlbumsReason WhyEngineersGuitar Player Author:Jess Margera
“It was very necessary I think 'cause you know, when the band's over, or at least in our heads, for a year it makes you really realize how lucky you are to be doing this and why piss in the well?” ThinkingKnowsYearsWellsCausesRealizingLuckyBandLucky You Author:Jess Margera
“Yes, anyone can log onto your "anonymous" band's MySpace page and hear the music. So, in theory you have gotten your music in front of 5 billion people. The other thing is that something has to cause them to go to those bands MySpace page, and it's that reliance on taste makers or radio, that is still very much a part of how music is sold and marketed.” PeopleStillsCausesFrontsTheoryTasteBandMusic IsPagesRadioBillionsMakersReliance Author:Chris Cain
“Then it evolved into more of a ballad style singer/songwriter thing. And there was a conflict in trying to merge the two styles with the same band behind me. 'Cause the musicians that I would need to do ballad-oriented tunes would require musicians who were more into jazz.” NeedsTryingTwoCausesBehindsStyleBandConflictMusicianJazzSingersTunesSongwritersSinger SongwritersBallads Author:Van Morrison
“Gord [Downie] does so much Waterkeeper stuff. They were involved in [protesting clearcuts at] Clayoquot Sound [in the early '90s]. It's hard sometimes to use the capital you have as a beloved rock band and put it to various causes, especially when they're a bit more controversial, like energy issues.” DoeSometimesHardUseEnergyCausesStuffBitsSoundIssuesRocksInvolvedBandVariousBelovedControversialRock Bands Author:Sarah Harmer
“There's some bittersweet feelings about leaving the people here [in the White House]. 'Cause even though all the team you assemble, you know, you're going to stay in touch with 'em, it's not the same, you know? The band kind of breaks up.” PeopleKnowsKindFeelingsHouseCausesWhiteBreakTeamBandLeavingEmsWhite HouseBittersweet Author:Barack Obama