“I would definitely say the Oakland Raiders are the punk rock band of football.” RocksFootballBandPunkPunk RockRock BandsOaklandRaidersOakland Raiders Author:Billie Joe Armstrong
“I decided at 10 I wanted to be in a band; everyone else wanted to play football.” PlayWantedFootballBandDecided Author:Jeff Mangum
“I'm a big fan of London in the summertime. English people are dependent on weather to change our attitudes, and, provided it's a decent summer, everyone's spirits are uplifted and the whole place is in bloom. It's a magical transformation. London in the summer, going to see bands play outside, watching football.” PeoplePlayWholeBigsSpiritAttitudeFansFootballBandSummerTransformationLondonWeatherDecentDependentSummertimeWatching Football Author:Ed Westwick
“I hated school . . . I freaking hated it. The fact is that it revolved around something you didn't have access to. If you weren't on the football team, if you were in the band, you were a leper. When people say those were the best years of our lives, I want to scream.” PeopleIfsWantYearsFactsSchoolOur LivesTeamFootballBandAccessHatedScreamFootball TeamBest YearLeper Author:Trent Reznor
“There's a difference between 'glamour' and 'glam rock'. Glam rock, to me, is a bunch of straight, hairy, football-liking lager lads dressed up in mother's castoffs and glamour is a certain sophistication, a certain other-worldliness, a certain unattainableness, which I think we certainly calculate. We believe that a band should be slightly larger than life - you should be transported to an alternate reality. I'm giving you some really good answers here, I'm very proud of myself.” ThinkingGivingShouldBelieveRealityMotherCertainDifferencesAnswersRocksFootballProudBandBunchGlamourDressed UpLadSophisticationLarger Than LifeWorldlinessGlamProud Of MyselfAlternate RealitiesLagerGlam Rock Author:Brian Molko
“In baseball, it's tough to get up for every single game, every single moment. In football, you have 90,000 fans screaming and the band's playing. I do miss that adrenaline rush.” MomentsGamesFansMissingFootballBandToughBaseballGet UpAdrenalineSingle MomAdrenaline Rush Author:Adam Dunn
“Rock bands are a lot like football teams: If a guy is on drugs and messes up, get someone else who's proud to wear the uniform and be part of the team.” IfsGuyTeamRocksFootballProudDrugBandMessUniformsFootball TeamRock Bands Author:Gene Simmons
“I don't support hate speech. I don't want to support a racist football team or bands that are offensive.” WantHateSupportTeamFootballBandSpeechRacistOffensiveFootball TeamHate Speech Author:Simon Tam