“My first job was in a Bohemian polka band, the Rejcek family polka band in Abbott. The old man in the band had another blacksmith shop in Abbott, but he liked me. All he had was horns and drums, and I was set up over there with my little guitar with no amps or nothing. I would play as loud as I wanted to, and nobody could hear me.” MenFirstsLittlesPlayWantedJobsBandGuitarLoudShopsOld ManHornsBohemianPolkaBlacksmiths Author:Willie Nelson
“In a way, as much as we love to be a big, loud rock band, the acoustic album was a lot easier to make than the rock records. I think because it was brand new territory for the band.” ThinkingWayBigsRecordsRocksEasierBandAlbumsBrandsLoudTerritoryAcousticsBrand NewRock BandsNew Territory Author:Dave Grohl
“For music, I always just played music myself - and, I had rock bands and wrote songs and put bands together that were loud, but not especially good. That was sort of the place music had in my career.” TogetherSongCareersRocksBandLoudRock Bands Author:Michael Cerveris
“I don't know what happened. I just exploded. I'd never sung like that before. I used to stand still and sing simple, but you can't sing like that in front of a rock band. You have to sing loud and move wild with all that in back of you. Now, I don't know how to perform any other way.” KnowsWayStillsMovingUsedSimpleKnow HowHappenedRocksFrontsBandLoudRock Bands Author:Janis Joplin
“I do some solo, acoustic stuff, but I also like plugging in my electric guitar and playing loud with a band.” StuffBandGuitarLoudElectricSoloAcousticsElectric GuitarPlugging In Author:James Bay
“I've always thought that "punk" wasn't really a genre. My band started in Olympia where K Records was and K Records put out music that didn't sound super loud and aggressive. And yet they were punk because they were creating culture in their own community instead of taking their cue from MTV about what was real music and what was cool. It wasn't about a certain fashion. It was about your ideology, it was about creating a community and doing it on your own and not having to rely on, kinda, "The Man" to brand you and say that you were okay.” MenRealCertainCultureSoundCommunityRecordsFashionHe ManBandCreatingOkayIdeologyBrandsGenreLoudRelyAggressivePunkMtvReal Music Author:Kathleen Hanna
“When you listen to someone sing from inside their head, their same mix, and you listen to their voice as loud as they like it, or the track of the band as low as they like it, you can really hear all of the nuances and the mistakes if there are any.” IfsVoiceMistakeBandLowsTrackLoudNuance Author:Adam Young
“My favorite idea is doing an all-night tent show starring my friend's band Marijuana Deathsquads, where everyone would wear super-loud headphones, and there would be tons of subs and lights. It'd be really dope.” IdeasShowsLightWould BeNightBandMy FriendsMy FavoriteLoudMarijuanaAll NightDopeTentsHeadphones Author:Justin Vernon