“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
“Wine maketh the band quivering, the eye watery, the night unquiet, lewd dreams, a stinking breath in the morning, and an utter forgetfulness of all things.” DreamEyeNightMorningBandAll ThingsBreathsWineForgetfulness Author:Pliny the Elder
“I was happiest, frankly, when I had a day job and then I went and was in my band that I never, ever had dreams of making money, ever.” DreamJobsBandMaking MoneyDay Jobs Author:Sasha Frere-Jones
“It's always been my dream to be on the stage with my band, singing my music. That's always been, and always will be.” DreamStageBandSinging Author:Judith Hill
“This is my dream. I ain't giving up. I see a band like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and they've had their ups and downs, but they've continued with heart. We look up to that. I see Papa Roach being around for another 15 years. We've always wanted to be a career band.” GivingYearsLooksHeartDreamWantedCareersBandGiving UpRedHotLook UpUps & DownsPeppersPapaRoachesRed HotChiliChili PeppersRed Hot Chili PeppersPapa Roach Author:Jacoby Shaddix
“I've always been a fan of the band setting. I've always been a believer in bands, and I've always been in bands. That's where my comfort zone is. So to stand outside of that, that was never my intention or goal. I never had the dream of, 'I'm gonna go into all these bands as a spring board for my solo work.' But life takes you on different journeys sometimes. I ended up playing a bunch of songs and some of them I really liked.” DifferentSometimesDreamSongGoalJourneyFansComfortBandSpringIntentionBelieverSettingBunchSettingsBoardsZoneSoloComfort ZoneStanding Out Author:Frank Iero
“I just think if I can go from being a homeless kid with a dream of being in the biggest band in the world and making that happen, I can do a lot of other cool stuff, too.” IfsThinkingWorldI CanDreamHappensKidsStuffCan DoBandHomelessCool Stuff Author:Nikki Sixx
“I think the big thing for Simple Plan is that we were able to keep the band members, the same five guys, the same lineup from the start. That's not easy. We grew up together. We're friends. We come from the same world. We've always had the same dreams and goals. I think we realized, as the years go by, how precious it is to have that, to build that, to see so many bands break up... it makes us realize how different we are to all that. We're really proud of that.” ThinkingWorldYearsDifferentDreamBigsAbleTogetherGuyEasyGoalRealizingSimpleBreakFivePlansGrewProudBandMembersGrew UpBig ThingsDreams And GoalsBand MembersSimple Plan Author:Chuck Comeau
“Well, in some ways I had sort of the opposite experience of other people that are sort of dreaming of being in a rock band. I was dreaming of like corporate lunches and just like, and I'm not really joking. Like the whole idea to me was really appealing.” PeopleWayWellsIdeasWholeDreamRocksBandOppositesCorporateLunchRock Bands Author:Carrie Brownstein
“I always had this dream to make a solo record. I told my mom when I was 7 years old, but I just ended up being in bands. I'm a free spirit. I follow my heart, and it's led me to where I am.” YearsHeartDreamSpiritRecordsMomMy HeartBandMy MomSoloFree Spirit Author:Fergie
“Things have gone beyond my wildest expectations and dreams, and I feel like I've been given so many blessings in my life, between my friendship with the guys in the band, our wonderful audience, being able to play this music, and then my family.” FeelsPlayDreamAbleGuyGivenAudienceGoneWonderfulBlessingBandExpectationsMy FamilyMy FriendshipMany Blessings Author:Trey Anastasio
“I find brass bands have a melancholy sound. All right out of doors, of course - fifty miles away. Like bagpipes, they turn what had been a dream into a public nuisance.” DreamTurnsCoursesSoundDoorsBandMilesFiftyMelancholyMiles AwayNuisanceBrassBagpipesBrass Bands Author:Thomas Beecham
“Being in this band [the Spice Girls] is like having four (three now) older sisters. They all look after me and I couldn't dream of leaving them.” LooksDreamGirlThreeFourBandLeavingSpicesOlder SisterSpice Girls Author:Emma Bunton
“I want to be in cahoots with bands who want to make the record of their dreams.” WantDreamRecordsBand Author:Steve Albini
“I started piano lessons at age six but didn't take music seriously until I was a teenager, when I thought about a career in music. I studied classical music, and my instruments were guitar and piano. I played keyboards in bands, and after high school I went to Vienna to study at the Academy of Music. I also became a session player, which culminated in my work with Tangerine Dream.” DreamAgeSchoolCareersStudyPlayerLessonsBandSixHigh SchoolInstrumentsGuitarTeenagerPianoSessionClassical MusicAcademyKeyboardsViennaPiano LessonAfter High SchoolLife After High SchoolTangerines Author:Paul Haslinger
“I'm living the dream. I've got a big tour bus, an incredible band, a big house, and a family that are all taken care of through my music. I've got a beautiful wife and three beautiful kids.” DreamBigsCareKidsBeautifulThreeHouseTakenWifeBandIncrediblesBusBig HousesLiving The DreamBeautiful Wife Author:Aaron Watson
“There were times when I would suddenly realize making music is a crazy pipe dream. I would see bands that did super well in South Africa still struggling to survive, or even people on the international level who are doing well but financially can't really support themselves.” PeopleWellsStillsDreamRealizingLevelsSupportStruggleCrazyBandMusic IsSouthInternationalSouth AfricaPipePipe DreamsStruggling To Survive Author:St. Lucia
“Then, you know, the other more-traditional role of the producer in, like, the kind of Quincy Jones sense is kind of part arranger. So you're coming up with, like, these - you hear these songs that are quite bare-bones, and you dream up what's the band doing? What's the rhythm section doing? What's the guitars, strings, pianos - that sort of thing. It's almost like a little toolbox.” KnowsKindLittlesDreamSongRolesBandGuitarBonesTraditionalProducersRhythmPianoStringsSectionsToolboxRhythm SectionGuitar Strings Author:Mark Ronson
“At one point I had dreams of being in the school band, but I didn't play an instrument that qualified me, and that was a problem. I always had fantasies to be part of that, but I did take my piano lessons quite seriously.” PlayProblemDreamSchoolFantasyLessonsBandInstrumentsPianoQualifiedI Had A DreamPiano LessonSchool Band Author:Paul Smith
“New Kids on the Block are on season two [Full House ], so that was just a huge lifelong dream come true. Joey McIntyre is great. He is a real actor too; he is just not a famous boy-band musician.” TwoRealDreamKidsActorsHouseBoysHugeBandMusicianSeasonsBlockDreams Come TrueLifelongJoeyBoy BandsFull House Author:Andrea Barber
“When you start out as a band, you stake your claim and you go for it. And there's a part of you that dreams it and imagines it and does everything to get there, but you can't ever expect to sell 8, 10, 12, 20 million albums. It becomes this thing that you really have to figure out as you go.” DoeDreamMillionsImagineFiguresBandClaimsSellsAlbumsStakes Author:Edward Kowalczyk