“There were some situations where I was giving up everything I had for the band and I just expected everybody else to feel the same way. I realized I was just kidding myself.” WayGivingFeelsSituationBandGiving UpExpectedI RealizedJust Kids Author:Gerald Caiafa
“I realized that the people I want to impress most are already in my band. If I just do my best and try to write great songs and then collaborate with these guys and try to make a great record, that's my best path to success.” PeopleIfsWantWritingTryingGuySongPathRecordsBandI RealizedImpressPath To Success Author:Ed Robertson
“I went down to London with the idea that I was going to do vocals over this crazy, crazy trip-hop digital beat. Within two or three months, I heard Hunky Dory by David Bowie and that changed me in one way, and I realized what I actually wanted was to have an E Street Band - individuals, not session musicians.” WayTwoIdeasWantedThreeIndividualHeardCrazyStreetsChangedMonthsBandMusicianBeatsLondonI RealizedOne WayHopsDigitalSessionVocalThree MonthsBowie Author:KT Tunstall
“I realized that calling yourself a feminist or not calling yourself a feminist, just by being in a band of all girls, it's all you talk about.” GirlCallingBandFeministI Realized Author:Kathleen Hanna
“I realized when I was taking care of my problems that the band is all I really care about.” ProblemCareBandI Realized Author:Steven Tyler
“It was difficult to get into my friends' rock bands when I was a teenager. They somehow didn't see the need for an accordion player. That's when I realized that I had to find my own path in life.” NeedsDifficultMy OwnPathPlayerRocksBandMy FriendsI RealizedTeenagerRock BandsAccordions Author:Al Yankovic
“For a while I had a blues band in L.A., but I realized I was too optimistic to play the blues. I did not have the misery in my heart that the blues required.” HeartPlayMy HeartBandMiseryI RealizedOptimistic Author:John C. Reilly
“Looking back, I didn't realize until years later what a huge influence Red Skelton was in my stage demeanor with the band. I mean, I always liked things that were funny, and later I realized that having a sly sense of humor was a way to get attention and even respect in school.” WayYearsMeanSchoolRealizingAttentionInfluenceStageHugeBandRedI RealizedSense Of HumorLooking BackSlyDemeanor Author:Jello Biafra
“At 13 years old, I realized I could start my own band. I could write my own song, I could record my own record. I could start my own label. I could release my own record. I could book my own shows. I could write and publish my own fanzine. I could silk-screen my own T-shirt. I could do this all myself.” WritingYearsBookShowsSongMy OwnRecordsBandScreensI RealizedReleaseLabelsShirtsT ShirtPublishSilk Author:Dave Grohl
“I remember I was really into this British band, The Vapors, with that song "Turning Japanese." I thought that they were really next level genius cryptic weirdos. And then I realized when I got older they are just using a lot of British words, and I didn't know what they meant. But I thought, Oh, they are making up their own language.” KnowsRememberSongNextLanguageLevelsGeniusBandBritishI RealizedNext LevelMaking UpWeirdoVaporCryptic Author:Craig Finn