“When you start a rock n' roll band, you've gotta fake it till you make it. You begin by doin' what you love- and what you love is usually what some other people have already done. It just depends on how much of a fool you make of yourself along the way to finding your own sound, assuming you find it.” PeopleWayDoneSoundLove IsRocksFoolDependsBandFindingsAssumingFakeRock N RollWhat You Love Author:Steven Tyler
“I wanted to reexamine the idea of the album for generations of people who are not my age, who love music or learning about music or are finding this band called R.E.M. or have just previously heard "Losing My Religion" and "Everybody Hurts" as their elevator music. I wanted to present an idea of what an album could be in the age of YouTube and the Internet.” PeopleIdeasAgeWantedHurtGenerationsHeardInternetBandFindingsLosingAlbumsYoutubeMusic LoveElevators Author:Christopher Bollen
“Everyone eventually winds up writing about themselves - the problem is finding the best way to go about it. To write about oneself literally, in the first person, presumes a more interesting personal life and philosophy than most rock lyricists possess. John Lennon was good for one great album based on musical direct address, 'Plastic Ono Band.” WayWritingFirstsPersonsPhilosophyProblemInterestingRocksWindBandFindingsDirectMusicalOneselfAlbumsBest WayAddressesPlasticPersonal LifeFirst PersonLennonLyricists Author:Jon Landau
“When I first saw Destiny's Child, I was in the fifth grade, and it made me want to sing and make music and there would be these freestyles on the radio for what seemed like hours, it was just so cool to me. So all of these influences and these styles started to blend together. Eventually, that evolved into me finding the indie scene in Houston. When I was 19, I joined a rock band, and that's when I began to say, "Okay, this is something that I could take seriously."” WantFirstsChildrenMadeWould BeTogetherHoursDestinySawsInfluenceRocksStyleSceneBandFindingsOkayRadioGradesFifthHoustonRock BandsFreestyleFifth Grade Author:Lizzo
“My entire education in music was in reading interviews with bands like Stereolab and finding out about Brazilian music or a Romanian composer. You expose yourself to what people you look up to admire.” PeopleLooksReadingBandFindingsAdmireInterviewsLook UpComposerBrazilian Music Author:Bradford Cox
“I was working in a church in Florida as a youth intern, which means I really didn't do much other than staple stuff. I'm from Dallas, Texas, and every time my grandmother would call-she would call me any time of the day-I'd be home answering the phone. She was like, "What do you do all day?" and sarcastically I would say, "Well, I'm trying to chalk off the next year to spend time finding a band name." And she said, "Well mercy me, why don't you get a real job?" I thought, "Wait a minute. That's the perfect name." That kind of freed up my year but that's where the name came from.” TryingYearsWellsKindMeanSaidRealHomeJobsNextNamesStuffWaitingChurchPerfectMinutesYouthBandFindingsMercyPhonesGrandmotherCall MeTexasFloridaEnd TimesMy GrandmotherSpend TimeNext YearDallasStaplesReal JobsChalkDallas TexasAnswering The Phone Author:Bart Millard
“You know, I have a really tough time finding new bands.” KnowsBandFindingsToughTough Times Author:Joan Jett
“We definitely needed to spend a good solid year just finding ourselves before anyone would even notice us. We had our fan-base growing around here in Los Angeles, but I wouldn't even have wanted anyone to come out to see us that was from a record label or something like that at that time, because we really needed to feel ourselves out as a live band.” FeelsYearsWantedRecordsGrowingFansNeededBandFindingsLabelsLos AngelesRecord Labels Author:Theresa Wayman
“I'm finding it hard to listen to other rock bands. It's been hard for me for a long time, but now I can't listen to any new bands at all.” LongI CanHardRocksBandFindingsLong TimeRock Bands Author:Matt Tong
“I was in a hardcore band that had no melody, no chance of finding any success, and I was just trying to figure out what the hell I was going to do with my life. And that came out and changed my life forever - on an artistic level, and a lyrical level, for sure.” TryingChanceLevelsHellForeverFiguresChangedBandFindingsArtisticMelodyChanged My LifeLyricalHardcore Author:Aaron Bruno
“Going to the Sahara Desert and meeting the Touareg band Tinariwen was a life-changing experience. All through that time, I have just carried on learning and meeting musicians, and I keep finding links between different forms.” DifferentFormBandFindingsMusicianMeetingsDesertLife ChangingLinksSaharaLife Changing ExperienceSahara Desert Author:Justin Adams
“If you are in a band or in any situation with other people there are obviously brilliant aspects to it, but there are also things that you start finding yourself tied to.” PeopleIfsSituationBandFindingsAspectBrilliantFinding YourselfTied Author:David Gilmour