“That's one of the problems with making music your business, it becomes a business. You're no longer just this kid who is a fan and going to see every show. I've been in a bar every night for the last 15 years. Going to see bands for me is work.” YearsShowsProblemKidsLastsNightFansBandBarsEvery Night Author:Mojo Nixon
“Sometimes the problem is not the people in the band, but the people around the band.” PeopleSometimesProblemBand Author:Roger Meddows Taylor
“What has gone on in my childhood, and the personal problems that we've had in the band, have given a lot of people hope. (It shows) if you keep your nose pointed straight you can actually get somewhere -- to a happy place.” PeopleIfsShowsProblemGivenGoneChildhoodBandNosesHappy PlacePersonal Problems Author:Billy Corgan
“Call it holistic or holographic thinking, it's been quite effective imagining the world's problems are all right in front of you on a smaller scale with your band. You deal with those relationships, and that's where real major change begins.” ThinkingWorldRealProblemDealsFrontsBandMajorsScalesHolisticMajor Change Author:Stone Gossard
“I realized when I was taking care of my problems that the band is all I really care about.” ProblemCareBandI Realized Author:Steven Tyler
“We don't want to put a band-aid on our problems that we keep talking about in society; we want to get down to the nitty gritty and do some surgery.” WantProblemTalkingBandAidsSurgeryKeep TalkingBand Aid Author:Allan Houston
“I think that it's easy to target a heavy metal band for inciting violence or making kids turn to a cult than it is to actually look at real problems in the real world.” ThinkingWorldLooksRealProblemKidsTurnsEasyViolenceBandHeavyTargetReal WorldMetalsCultReal ProblemsHeavy MetalMetal Band Author:Sam Dunn
“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
“I think our party and particularly our movement, the conservative movement, does have more of a problem with con men and charlatans than the Democratic Party. I mean, the incentives seem to be set up to allow people - as long as you have a band of a few million fanatical followers, you can make money. The Democrats have managed to figure out how not to do that.” PeopleThinkingMenMeanLongDoeProblemSeemsPartyMillionsFiguresMovementBandDemocraticDemocratConservativeMaking MoneyFollowersIncentivesDemocratic PartyCharlatans Author:Ann Coulter
“We do what we want to do. We write songs. We try not to repeat ourselves too much. We have our own sound and our own way of doing things. Up until now it has always been enjoyable. None of the members have ever got to the point where they don't want to be involved in it ... It's not entirely possible for me to stand back and look at the Rolling Stones because being a part of it you can't. I wish that I could just sit in the audience for one night and see the show. Everyone in the band has said that at some point. But then you wouldn't be seeing the whole band. And that's the problem with that.” WayWantWritingTryingLooksSaidWholeShowsProblemNightSongWishSoundAudienceToo MuchSeeingInvolvedBandMembersStonesRepeatsRollingEnjoyableOne NightRolling Stones Author:Keith Richards
“I never have any problem getting enthusiastic with a good song and a good band.” ProblemSongBandEnthusiasticGood Bands Author:Waylon Jennings
“I think that every band is different, and in fact that's one of the biggest problems with the old-school music industry is that... one band would be successful according to a certain approach, and then every other band in the label gets sent down the same tube.” ThinkingDifferentFactsProblemWould BeSchoolCertainSuccessfulIndustryBandApproachLabelsBeing SuccessfulMusic IndustryTubesOld School Author:Emily Haines
“If a band isn't coming up with two to four of those when they pick up their instruments, then they have problems - even if none of them turn into a song. If that's not happening in a band, it's time for therapy or breaking up.” IfsTwoProblemSongTurnsFourBandHappeningsPicksInstrumentsTherapy Author:Travis Morrison
“We demonstrated what you could do when a band of entrepreneurs settles an empty country with vast resources. The Chinese have a billion people and are running out of water. Tougher problem for sure.” PeopleCountryProblemRunningWaterBandResourcesEmptyEntrepreneurBillionsChineseSettling Author:Charles R. Morris
“At one point I had dreams of being in the school band, but I didn't play an instrument that qualified me, and that was a problem. I always had fantasies to be part of that, but I did take my piano lessons quite seriously.” PlayProblemDreamSchoolFantasyLessonsBandInstrumentsPianoQualifiedI Had A DreamPiano LessonSchool Band Author:Paul Smith
“I was raised in a musical family - 5 girls and 1 boy - so all of us girls don't do gender. We were all made to believe that we could do anything we wanted and so we did. One of my early bands was with my sisters. I didn't really come across a lot of problems because I just didn't see it. I took myself seriously and so everyone else did too - this is my mantra.” BelieveMadeProblemWantedGirlBoysBandRaisedMusicalGenderMy SisterMantras Author:Suzi Quatro
“The way the music industry is now geared, it's fewer accolades towards new and upcoming acts. New bands offer bright creativity. It's a set format. A venue would rather hire a DJ than a band, and that's a problem.” WayProblemCreativityIndustryOffersBandFewerMusic IndustryFormatDjsVenuesAccolades Author:John Lydon