“When I moved to L. A. with this little wimpy garage band, the first people we met were the Doors. Then we met Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin. All of the people who died of excess were our big brothers and sisters. So I said to myself: How do you become a legend and enjoy it? The answer is to create a character as legendary as those guys and leave that character on the stage.” PeopleFirstsLittlesSaidCharacterBigsGuyEnjoyAnswersDoorsStageBrotherMetsBandDiedMovedLegendsExcessBrothers And SistersGarageLegendaryHendrix Author:Alice Cooper
“The Animals were their own worst enemy. The Animals were a band that couldnt live up to their name. I was the singer in the band and as long as I was enjoying myself I would keep on working with the band. But it got to be rather nasty once the big money showed up - things started to turn toxic.” LongBigsTurnsNamesEnjoyAnimalEnemyWorstBandSingersToxicNastyWorst Enemy Author:Eric Burdon
“I love being a gypsy and getting on the bus with the band making sounds for the people who love and enjoy a night of Americana and good times.” PeopleNightEnjoySoundLove IsBandGood TimesBusGypsyAmericana Author:Shelby Lynne
“One thing I love to do is produce. I've produced a couple of bands. I mean, nothing ever really happened with 'em, but I enjoy getting a young band into the studio and guiding them, and making them feel at ease.” FeelsMeanYoungEnjoyHappenedOne ThingProduceCoupleBandStudiosEaseEmsThings I Love Author:Ace Frehley
“I enjoy playing the band as the band. I be the whole band and Im playing the drums, Im playing the guitar, Im playing the saxophone. To me, the most wonderful thing about playing music is that.” WholeEnjoyWonderfulBandMusic IsGuitarWonderful ThingsPlaying MusicSaxophone Author:Chick Corea
“I'm experiencing the mood to go out and share the music. I don't look at these concerts as a platform for people to watch me, look at me. No, a tour is about an interaction. A thing, myself, a band, and the people who support what I do and enjoy what I do.” PeopleLooksEnjoyWatchesSupportShareBandMoodConcertsInteractionPlatformsLook At MeWatch Me Author:Lenny Kravitz
“I think so much of our society is geared towards mainstream media and pop culture and so forth. And there's a huge divide between the artist and the fan. And with indie culture that wall is removed. You actually do see the musicians walking around enjoying the show. It's a distinctly different culture and for the 99% of Nirvana fans that caught up with them with Nevermind, my book is gonna give them a whole different take on Kurt [Cobain] and the band.” ThinkingGivingBookDifferentWholeShowsArtistCultureEnjoyFansMediaHugeWallWalkingBandMusicianCaughtPopsOur SocietyDividesMainstreamCaught UpPop CultureDifferent CulturesMainstream MediaCobainNevermind Author:Bruce Pavitt
“For me, a great show is when there's a great rapport with the band and the audience, and we're all really into it. The first trick is to bring the audience into the band, break the ice, have a life, and be one, so you can enjoy the next hour and a half together.” FirstsShowsTogetherNextEnjoyHoursHalfBreakAudienceBandTricksIceRapport Author:Andy Summers
“The regular rhythm and upbeat tunes of military music or marching bands positively affect your mood even if you don't actually 'enjoy' listening to it.” IfsEnjoyMilitaryListeningBandMoodRhythmTunesPositivelyUpbeatMarching Band Author:Liz Miller
“I used to enjoy all the white bands when I was a kid listening to the radio. But the record companies, they take music and label it - like, they say "rock". Because the white singers can't sound like James Brown, they call him "soul". They've been doing that for years. That's the prejudice crap.” YearsSoulKidsUsedEnjoySoundWhiteCompanyRecordsRocksListeningBandPrejudiceRadioSingersLabelsBrownCrapRecord Companies Author:Miles Davis
“I enjoy playing with a big band occasionally, but it's too restricting; you really don't have a chance to stretch out and do what you want to do. Getting that thing of relating to a large band is great experience; I relate much better, though, if it's a small band.” IfsWantBigsEnjoyChanceBandWhat You WantRelateGreat Experiences Author:Art Pepper
“I really enjoy touring period! I had another band called Killing Machine, we went out on tour which was only fifteen shows & we went out in a really old motor home. That had to be the most fun. I didn't have to do radio at nine in the morning everyday. It was me & a bunch of friends. The singer was my tattoo artist. My girlfriend would fly in & we would sleep in a hammock above the bed the band were sleeping in [laughs]. I like that stuff that's really fun, I like the camping experience.” ShowsHomeArtistFunStuffEnjoySleepMorningLaughingPeriodsBedBandMachinesKillingEverydayRadioSingersNineBunchGirlfriendFifteenTattooMotorTouringMy GirlfriendCampingSleeping InHammocks Author:Tracii Guns
“When I was four, I think I just wanted to make noise. When I was about 10 years old I was given five CDs for my birthday: Pink Floyd's 'Dark side of the Moon,' the Sex Pistols, Prodigy, Jimi Hendrix, and I can't remember the fifth one, but really different kinds of music. That's when I started to grasp it and enjoy it, listening to it. Then I started being in bands at school.” ThinkingYearsKindI CanDifferentWantedSchoolRememberGivenSexEnjoySidesDarkFiveFourListeningMoonBandNoiseDifferent KindsFifthCdsDark SideMy BirthdayPistolsHendrixProdigiesDifferent Kinds Of MusicSex Pistols Author:Eliot Paulina Sumner
“I really enjoy helping a band form their sounds and ideas from initial spark to completed album. Being a producer is different in that, at the end of the day, it is not my art. It's THEIR art, THEIR ideas, THEIR message.” ArtIdeasDifferentEndsHelpingFormEnjoySoundBandMessagesAlbumsProducersThe End Of The DaySparksInitials Author:Mark Hoppus
“Write your own music and write frequently. Go to as many live shows as you can as well (of bands you enjoy of course). You can learn a lot watching other performers.” WritingWellsShowsCoursesEnjoyBandPerformersWrite Your Own Author:Dia Frampton
“I really don't want to become a "member" of a band anymore. I really enjoy having total control over my music and productions.” WantEnjoyBandMembersProductions Author:Christian Fennesz
“Take away all the emotional baggage of any band's fight, be it The Beatles or The Stones, but in the end, you just enjoy the creativity. That's what the legacy is.” EndsFightingEnjoyCreativityEmotionalBandStonesLegacyBaggageEmotional Baggage Author:John Seagall
“I enjoy the collaboration. I always envied people in bands who got to have that interaction.” PeopleEnjoyBandCollaborationInteractionEnvied Author:Beck
“If you bring somebody into the band you are going to be with them a lot whether it's in the studio, on the tour bus, or at dinner every night; you want somebody you enjoy being around. You don't want an annoying guy .” IfsWantNightGuyEnjoyBandStudiosDinnerBusAnnoyingEvery Night Author:John Petrucci
“I never followed a band, I never followed a - nothing. I think maybe it's because my mom and dad were not like that, and it was just me and mom and dad. We were very close; we spent a lot of time just together, just enjoying each other's company.” ThinkingTogetherEnjoyCompanyMomDadBandMy MomMom And Dad Author:Luke Evans