“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
“The situation in America is when it starts moving there, all the bands from England move over to America and work from there, so that they're available all the time for everyone that wants them in person.” WantPersonsAmericaMovingSituationBandEnglandAvailable Author:Bjorn Ulvaeus
“I'd been in a couple situations where I'd seen bands realize that they didn't have to get a good take in order to get something that sounded like a song. The musicians are there and they don't quite have it together, and then the engineer says, "Oh! That's okay, I'll just cut and paste the verse!"” TogetherSongOrderRealizingSituationCuttingCoupleBandMusicianOkayEngineersVerses Author:J. Robbins
“It accumulates over the years and I've led so many bands of my own now and forced myself into new situations... You would hope that you play better and better - until you just get too feeble to do it anymore.” YearsPlayMy OwnSituationBandNew Situations Author:Andy Summers
“A lot of modern amps and preamps sound great when you're jamming by yourself, but don't hold up in a band situation. The sound isn't dense enough, and the lows and highs tend to get soaked up by the bass and cymbals.” EnoughSoundSituationModernBandLowsBassDenseCymbals Author:James Hetfield
“For me the idea was always throw myself into different situations and push your imagination as far as you can to get to where you want to get to. I think a lot of bands make the same record over and over again because they're married to the same three or four people. At some point they've done all they can do with their own imaginations.” PeopleThinkingWantIdeasDifferentDoneThreeCan DoImaginationSituationRecordsFourBandMarried Author:Mark Oliver Everett
“One of the things that I loved about listening to Miles Davis is that Miles always had an instinct for which musicians were great for what situations. He could always pick a band, and that was the thing that separated him from everybody else.” SituationListeningBandMusicianPicksInstinctMiles Author:Branford Marsalis
“It's sad. There's a lot about this industry that a lot of people don't know about and don't find out about. There are a lot of tough things and trials and stuff that you're faced with. Sometimes, God has other plans for people. Sometimes bands can't stick through it. It depends on the situation. Keep praying for the bands that you like, seriously, because a lot of things will try to get in the way of being together. We've been blessed with not deal with those yet, but if we ever did...?” PeopleIfsKnowsWayTryingSometimesTogetherStuffDealsSituationPlansDependsIndustryPrayingBandToughBlessedSticksTrialsBeing TogetherTough Things Author:Trevor McNevan
“I think when you leave a band in any situation that you are a part of.. I mean, when I was with It Bites I was a quarter of something, and when I was with Robert Plant I was a sixth of some- thing and when you leave you become the whole thing. So just after you spend time realizing what you are, and it just happened that I was doing that in my life as well as musically, it kind of happened at the same time. I was getting to a point in my life where I was beginning to realize who I am, and I like me.” ThinkingWellsKindMeanWholeRealizingSituationHappenedBandPlantWho I AmLike MeBitesQuartersEnd TimesSpend Time Author:Francis Dunnery
“Right, those relationships with your parents and family are the hardest to figure out, and the same patterns get carried into a band situation.” ParentSituationFiguresBandPatternsHardest Author:Stone Gossard
“We've got the best kind of parents for us, in this situation. My parents are super supportive of me and really into our band. They get just as excited as we do, about stuff that we do. So, it's pretty cool.” KindStuffParentSituationBandExcitedSupportive Author:Mattew Nicholls
“Since I'm in a band, and I'm not usually in situations where I need to read, it doesn't come up as often, and I don't rely on it as much.” NeedsSituationBandCome UpRely Author:John Petrucci
“I think all musicians and producers, they know the real goal is to come up with a record that is entertaining and not boring, that's the goal. I think if everyone agrees that that's the goal then it doesn't matter who's the band and it doesn't matter who's the producer. It just means that that you try to realise the ambition no matter what the situation is or who the people are.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsTryingMeanRealMatterGoalSituationRecordsBandAmbitionMusicianNo Matter WhatAgreeCome UpBoringProducersRealisingEntertaining Author:Black Francis
“It's also giving back to the community that put us all there in the first place. Priest wouldn't be here without the support of the fans. As soon as I joined the band [ Judas Priest], I got it straight away. Especially in my situation, since I've only been here five minutes. I was a fan.” GivingFirstsCommunitySituationSupportFiveFansMinutesBandPriestsFive MinutesGiving BackJudasJudas Priest Author:Richie Faulkner
“If you are in a band or in any situation with other people there are obviously brilliant aspects to it, but there are also things that you start finding yourself tied to.” PeopleIfsSituationBandFindingsAspectBrilliantFinding YourselfTied Author:David Gilmour
“There's very notable dynamics in all of the collaborations I've done. It's hard to say if one is more important than the other, but if I had to think of all situations and point to one band that I enjoyed most it would be when I was eight years old. I had a band with my little sister and the kid across the street. We sat around all day playing music and it was bliss. I didn't have any expectations or do it for anyone or worry about selling an album. That was really my favorite band. We were called Hot Chocolate.” IfsThinkingYearsLittlesImportantHardDoneWould BeKidsSituationWorryStreetsBandExpectationsHotMy FavoriteAlbumsEightSellingEnjoyedBlissSatChocolateCollaborationNotablePlaying MusicDynamicsLittle SisterFavorite BandsHot Chocolate Author:Steve Vai