“Every year is filled with good times and fights and struggles and misunderstandings. All of it adds up to being in a band over a long time.” YearsLongFightingStruggleBandLong TimeFilledAddGood TimesMisunderstanding Author:Stone Gossard
“I feel fortunate to have made records during an era where people actually bought music. But I have friends in struggling up-and-coming bands now that will certainly never be able to pay the rent, because music has been devalued.” PeopleFeelsHas BeensMadeAblePayStruggleRecordsBandErasFortunate Author:Tom Morello
“My friend Fred Coury, the drummer in '80s rock band Cinderella, told me that in the rock world, you're either still there, or you're struggling to get back to where you were.” WorldStillsStruggleRocksBandMy FriendsGet Back80sDrummerRock Bands Author:Steve Valentine
“Struggling in my father's hands, Striving against my swaddling bands, Bound and weary, I thought best To sulk upon my mother's breast.” HandsMotherFatherStruggleBandStriveBoundsBreastsWeary Book:Complete writings: with variant readings Source: Complete writings: with variant readings
“I always hate people that complain about showbiz after they've had a good run. To me there are so many great bands that never get their due, that are struggling away. And I'm like, if you hit the lottery, man, you can't expect it to come around every time.” PeopleIfsMenRunningHateStruggleBandDuesComplainingLotteryHate PeopleShowbiz Author:Miles Zuniga
“Too many bands practice in their garage, play a couple of shows locally, and expect opportunities to appear from the sky. Bands have to push, work, grind, and struggle to make it happen on their own.” PlayShowsHappensOpportunityPracticeStruggleSkyCoupleBandGrindMake It HappenGarage 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
“Occasionally I hear a band that blows me away. For instance, there's a musician in Oakland named Weasel Walter who has a band called the Flying Luttenbachers. Go see the Flying Luttenbachers when they're in your town. He's one of the greatest rock composers who ever lived, and he's struggling and living like a poverty-stricken hermit.” PovertyStruggleRocksBandMusicianTownsBlowFlyingInstanceComposerHermitsOur TownWeaselsOakland Author:Glenn Branca