“People who come up to me are drummers or fans of the band. I don't get it too much, but I'll be somewhere and someone will have me take a picture or something.” PeopleToo MuchFansBandCome UpDrummer Author:Chad Smith
“Pete Townsend for me was a huge influence. Because essentially they were a three-piece band and the way he structured his chords and took up a lot of space musically in the songs was really important to the way Rush developed. Geddy and Neil both were such active players and lot of the time we were all playing like crazy and it was too much and somebody had to reel it in and me being the faceless guy, I would do that.” WayImportantGuySongThreeSpaceToo MuchPiecesPlayerCrazyInfluenceHugeBandActiveChordsFaceless Author:Alex Lifeson
“On the good ship Lollipop Its a sweet trip To the candy shop Where bon-bon's play, On the sunny beach Of peppermint bay Lemonade stands, Everywhere Crackerjack bands, Fill the air, And there you are, Happy landings on a chocolate bar. See the sugar bowl Do a tootsie roll In a big bad devils food cake, If you eat too much, Oh, oh, You'll awake, With a tummy ache.” IfsPlayBigsToo MuchAirSweetBandDevilBarsShipsBeachAwakeShopsChocolateCakeSugarBowlsCandyAcheSunnyLandingLemonadeLollipopChocolate BarsPeppermint Author:Shirley Temple
“If I went crazy and tried to make pop music, my band wouldn't record it! I love them too much to do that.” IfsRecordsToo MuchCrazyBandPopsPop Music Author:Leon Bridges
“There's too much of everything - too many bands, too many albums, too much information all the time. You're seeing fewer album releases treated as big events, because of the influx. It's almost a "here this week, forgotten next week" thing.” BigsNextToo MuchSeeingWeekEventsInformationBandForgottenAlbumsTreatedReleaseFewerNext WeekToo Much InformationBig Events Author:Matt Smith
“We really try not to spend too much time thinking about what we're supposed to be a punk band, or whatever. We do the exact same thing today that we been doing for years and years and years.” ThinkingTryingYearsTodayToo MuchBandSupposed To BePunk Author:Mark Hoppus
“To go see a band in a big venue is a difficult experience. I don't really like that too much. I'm not a guy who puts on iTunes and goes, "Oh, what's hot!" I don't need to.” NeedsBigsGuyDifficultToo MuchBandHotVenuesItunesDifficult Experiences Author:Andy Summers
“I never wanted to be in a band because I love music too much to mess it up.” WantedToo MuchBandMessMusic LoveI Love Music Author:Elijah Wood
“There seems to be an inclination among rock musicians to be very carefree with money, but I negotiate the best flight and hotel deals on our tours to maximise the band's income - I don't want too see too much taken off the top line.” WantSeemsLinesDealsTakenToo MuchRocksBandMusicianIncomeFlightHotelInclinationRock MusicCarefreeRock Musicians Author:Ian Anderson
“Lots of the bands [in New Orleans] couldn't read too much music. So they used a fiddle to play the lead - a fiddle player could read - and that was to give them some protection.” GivingPlayUsedToo MuchPlayerBandProtectionNew OrleansFiddle Author:Danny Barker
“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 didn't want to live in LA again, although I'd go back every couple of months to do an interview, usually with a heavy rock or metal band. And as the decade went on, so much of that scene had become totally corrupted by too much coke and money and silicone.” WantToo MuchRocksMonthsCoupleSceneBandHeavyDecadesInterviewsMetalsCokeMetal Band Author:Sylvie Simmons
“I'm not going to say I'll never rock with a band, because I'm too much of a fan of the aesthetic of a great band. But a girl group? Not again.” GirlToo MuchGroupsFansRocksBandAestheticGirl Groups Author:Dawn Angelique
“I knew about Heatmiser, and I saw them one time at Pine Street [later changed to La Luna], which was the center of a lot of alternative bands during the 80s. But I didn't really know too much about their music.” KnowsSawsToo MuchStreetsChangedBandAlternativesOne Time80s Author:Gus Van Sant
“You know, being in a rock band, you can't overdo the costume changes too much because everyone thinks, oh, that's not a real rock band. Look how many times he changes costumes. That's not rock. Rock's about going on in a T-shirt and staying in it and getting it all dirty. But that's not really my approach.” ThinkingKnowsLooksRealToo MuchRocksBandApproachDirtyShirtsStayingCostumesT ShirtRock Bands Author:Mick Jagger