“A lot of bands that are great disappear a little bit faster than they used to. They don't get as much support for the long haul. You have to be pretty tough to hang in there.” LittlesLongUsedBitsSupportBandLittle BitToughDisappearFasterHaulHang In ThereLong Haul Author:Judd Apatow
“It's very tough to give advice because it's tough out there for everybody but for a girl it's even tougher, because I don't think the glass ceiling has changed at all in the past 30 years. Otherwise the radio would be covered with girl bands, or girls in bands, so I don't think much has changed on that level. But I think that bands can still have a lot of success trying to go another route.” ThinkingGivingTryingYearsStillsWould BePastGirlLevelsAdviceChangedBandToughGlassesRadioCoveredRoutesCeilingsGlass Ceiling Author:Joan Jett
“In baseball, it's tough to get up for every single game, every single moment. In football, you have 90,000 fans screaming and the band's playing. I do miss that adrenaline rush.” MomentsGamesFansMissingFootballBandToughBaseballGet UpAdrenalineSingle MomAdrenaline Rush Author:Adam Dunn
“Down is an incredibly important band to me. And there's one other project that may be a little tough for people to understand - it's not sonically heavy, but subject-wise it's absolutely heavy. It's a band that I've been in for many, many yearsm and I've just been waiting for the right itme, and boy, it sure is the right time. So, yeah, you will hear music from Philip Anselmo again, and it ain't gonna be nothing nice.” PeopleMayLittlesImportantWaitingBoysWiseNiceSubjectsBandProjectsToughYeahHeavyRight TimePhilip Author:Phil Anselmo
“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
“You know, I have a really tough time finding new bands.” KnowsBandFindingsToughTough Times Author:Joan Jett
“I'm not going to get into details, but every band has their moments when things are tough. Just logistically, tough on your body, stress levels, psychologically tough, relationships can be tough.” MomentsBodyLevelsBandToughStressDetailsYour BodyStress Levels Author:Andrew Wyatt
“We had a great educator [in the school band], a man named Larry Laurenzano. He was tough, but we knew that he loved us. And that was the beginning of playing music with people and really being inspired and having fun and being in a community.” PeopleMenSchoolFunCommunityBandToughInspiredHaving FunEducatorPlaying MusicLarrySchool Band Author:Jon Gordon