“You don't need to be talented. You don't even have to play the guitar to be a guitar player in a punk-rock band. So I, in a very naïve and teenage way, said, "That's it. I'm going to be in a band."” WayNeedsSaidPlayPlayerRocksBandGuitarPunkTeenageGuitar PlayerPunk RockRock Bands Author:Michael Stipe
“Television was the only band of its ilk that treated the guitar with delicacy, not as simple rhythm support for teenage aggression.” SimpleSupportTelevisionBandGuitarTreatedRhythmAggressionTeenageDelicacy Author:Richard Lloyd
“I've been in bands since I was about fifteen, so there are probably quite a lot of terrible teenage songs kicking about somewhere. I'm not sure what it was about to be honest, I think it was probably just something along the lines of teen angst.” ThinkingSongLinesHonestTerribleBandBeing HonestNot SureFifteenTeenageAngstKicking Author:Lauren Mayberry
“I was buying old records a lot in my early teenage years and I was mostly drawn toward the artwork even more than the band itself. I loved the way the art set the scene for the music.” WayYearsArtRecordsSceneBandBuyingTeenageArtworkTeenage YearsOld Records Author:Arik Roper