“I'd always wanted to work in the studio and experiment with sounds. Things that I'm really influenced by and that I love are like The Beatles and Radiohead, and all those records by bands whose music is really involved.” WantedSoundRecordsInvolvedBandMusic IsStudiosExperimentsRadiohead Author:Regina Spektor
“Music is a language and different people who come along are each using that language to do something different, but all coming at it in a similar vein inasmuch as it's always community based and for the most part nonprofit. Most bands don't ever come within a mile of profit - clearly these people are not playing music to make money.” PeopleDifferentLanguageCommunityBandMusic IsProfitMilesMaking MoneyVeinsDifferent PeoplesPlaying MusicNonprofits Author:Ian MacKaye
“One day when I have a band I will have a band name, but since it's just me I feel it should just be my name. For me it doesn't make much sense since the music is from me and about me. I haven't ever been in a band.” FeelsShouldNamesHavensOne DayBandMusic Is Author:Sharon Van Etten
“Music is a very personal thing, so if you hear one type of song that you don't like, you pass judgment on whole band's repertoire.” IfsWholeSongLike YouTypeBandJudgmentMusic IsPersonal Things Author:Chris Metzler
“I don't know if it's true that most people don't know this, but the reason that I play music is because of my favourite band of all time - AC/DC.” PeopleIfsKnowsReasonPlayBandMusic IsAll TimeFavourite Author:Jeremy Fisher
“My personal relationship with music is an imperfect harmony because I never studied music, but here I am not just writing for bands but full orchestral sections and doing all this composition, and I never learned the right way of doing things so I have a lot of dissonant sounds and things that are brought to my attention, and generally I leave them that way because I like those imperfections.” WayWritingSoundAttentionBandMusic IsHarmonyImperfectionImperfectCompositionRight WaySectionsHere I AmPersonal Relationships Author:Serj Tankian
“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 don't want to pooh-pooh modern pop. I appreciate that as well, but my personal favorite kind of music is guitar-based rock. I like grunge and garage bands and alternative music, but that's more my personal taste.” WantWellsKindModernRocksTasteBandMusic IsAppreciateGuitarPopsAlternativesGarageGrungePersonal TasteAlternative Music Author:Al Yankovic
“Having been a singer in a band, back in my youth, music is really important to me.” ImportantYouthBandMusic IsSingers Author:Mick Garris
“Why do you have to retire at 65? Why can't you start at 70? You know, like wine. Why can't music be that way? My new band, we're playing stuff that's never been done before.” KnowsWayDoneAgeStuffBandMusic IsWineOld AgeRetiring Author:Herbie Mann
“I started playing guitar at the age of 8 or 9 years. Very early, and I was like already into pop music and was just trying to copy what I heard on the radio. And at a very early age I started experimenting with old tape recorders from my parents. I was 11 or 12 at that time and then when I was like 14 or 15 I had a punk band. I made all the classic rock musician's evolutions and then in the early nineties I bought my first sampler and that is how I got into electronic music, because I was able to produce it on my own. That was quite a relief.” TryingYearsFirstsMadeAgeAbleParentMy OwnHeardRocksProduceEvolutionBandMusicianMusic IsGuitarRadioPopsClassicReliefCopiesPunkTapePop MusicRock MusicElectronic MusicRecordersPlaying GuitarClassic RockRock Musicians Author:Christian Fennesz
“A lot of the music is the kind of thing I grew up with, listening to it with my parents. So there was a band in London called the BBC Big Band, and I sang with them. And I had never done a big band before, and it was just so fantastic and I had such a good time...so that's how it all came about” KindDoneBigsParentListeningGrewBandGrew UpMusic IsLondonFantasticGood Times Author:Frances Ruffelle
“Music is my catharsis for that. It's an incredible blessing that I have this way of expressing myself through music and lyric, and I'm so grateful for that in moments of pain or of suffering - that I have this means of channeling it; it's really amazing. My band as well - having them around and being able to jump on stage and bond together and share that energy is really uplifting as well.” WayWellsMeanMomentsAblePainTogetherSufferingEnergyShareStageBlessingBandMusic IsGratefulIncrediblesUpliftingChannelingCatharsisReally AmazingSo GratefulMusic And Lyrics Author:Kimbra
“I listen to boy band music before I have to fire someone.” BoysFireBandMusic IsBoy Bands Author:Dave Grohl
“Music is so strong, so powerful, and such an amazing tool and bands that don't take that into account and feel that they are not responsible for their message is a bunch of baloney.” FeelsStrongPowerfulBandMessagesMusic IsToolsAccountsResponsibleBunchBaloney Author:Michael Sweet
“The process of introducing people to new music is amazing. It's a gift. One of the best parts of any day is when someone says, 'Hey, check out this new band...'” PeopleProcessBandMusic IsChecksHeyIntroducingNew Music Author:Mark Hoppus
“There were times when I would suddenly realize making music is a crazy pipe dream. I would see bands that did super well in South Africa still struggling to survive, or even people on the international level who are doing well but financially can't really support themselves.” PeopleWellsStillsDreamRealizingLevelsSupportStruggleCrazyBandMusic IsSouthInternationalSouth AfricaPipePipe DreamsStruggling To Survive Author:St. Lucia
“Yes, anyone can log onto your "anonymous" band's MySpace page and hear the music. So, in theory you have gotten your music in front of 5 billion people. The other thing is that something has to cause them to go to those bands MySpace page, and it's that reliance on taste makers or radio, that is still very much a part of how music is sold and marketed.” PeopleStillsCausesFrontsTheoryTasteBandMusic IsPagesRadioBillionsMakersReliance Author:Chris Cain
“You don't pigeonhole yourself, people pigeonhole you. If the world is not at a place yet where it can just be like, "This music is gay and it's music," then it's not my fault that it gets pigeonholed, it's not the people in the band's fault, it's because people won't just let music be music, people who need to put a name on something or to critique something.” PeopleIfsWorldNeedsNamesGayBandMusic IsFaultsCritique Author:Beth Ditto
“I'm not sure I ever try to make a case for the music. I mean, sometimes the music isn't even that good. I just tell the band's stories; if I describe the music, it's to explain how it moved the overall story along.” IfsTryingMeanSometimesStoriesCasesBandMusic IsMovedNot Sure Author:Michael Azerrad
“Comedy is like music, and the way to make the best music is to have skilled musicians in your band.” WayComedyBandMusicianMusic Is Author:Rashida Jones
“I play music as much as I can. I have a band called The Abiders. We've put out a couple of albums you can find on iTunes. We tour and all that stuff, so music is very much a part of my life.” I CanPlayStuffCoupleBandMusic IsAlbumsItunes Author:Jeff Bridges
“Part of 'Beyond The Music' is also the notion that no matter what came of us, or the band, the most important thing for us ended up being the friendships.” ImportantMatterBandMusic IsNo Matter WhatImportant ThingsNotion Author:Milo Aukerman
“I still think of myself as punk, because the way I became empowered to play music is entirely due to punk bands.” ThinkingWayStillsPlayBandMusic IsDuesPunkEmpowered Author:John K. Samson