“Being in Nirvana was amazing an experience that will never happen again for me. And I look on them as some of the best and worst times of my life. But we're in this band, the Foo Fighters, making music for the love of music. We all came from bands that had disbanded, and we were drawn to each other because we missed playing - we missed getting in the van, loading our equipment, and watching it break down in the middle of a show. And that feeling hasn't gone away. There's nothing I'd rather do than make music. It's the love of my life.” LooksShowsFeelingsHappensBreakGoneMiddleWorstBandFighterEquipmentBreaking DownVansMusic LoveLove Of My LifeTime Of My LifeGone AwayWorst TimesFoo FightersDisbanded Author:Dave Grohl
“When I left Van Halen, I went in the studio and made a CD called Marching to Mars with all studio musicians. I did it immediately. With the disappointment riding on my shoulders of the breakup of the band.” MadeLeftBandMusicianDisappointmentStudiosShouldersBreakupRidingMarsVansCdsVan Halen Author:Sammy Hagar
“The Alanis Morissette tour, everybody thinks that was all sitting around, lighting candles and talking intelligently about synergy and big words. That band was so gnarly. We were such scumbags. Alanis had no idea. We were like Van Halen.” ThinkingIdeasBigsTalkingBandSittingNo IdeaCandleVansLightingSitting AroundSynergyVan HalenGnarlyScumbags Author:Taylor Hawkins
“I came to New York for the first time with Peter Buck at age 19. We spent a week living out of a van on the street in front of a club in the West 60s called Hurrah. It's where Pylon played. I saw Klaus Nomi play there. And Michael Gira's band before he did Swans-they all wore cowboy boots and were so cool and had great hair. I was so jealous.” FirstsPlayAgeSawsWeekStreetsFrontsNew YorkHairBandFirst TimeWestClubsJealousBootsPeterCowboyVansBucksSwansCowboy BootGreat Hair Author:Michael Stipe
“I distinctly remember a conversation with my band in the van where I was having a complete meltdown. It was 1984, I think, and I was huddled in the back corner of our van and saying, "I can't do this. I can't do this. I can't do this." I didn't want to play any more shows. I just wanted to stop.” ThinkingWantI CanPlayShowsWantedRememberBandConversationCornersVansMeltdowns Author:Michael Stipe
“I am trying to keep my voice in order. Basically not talking much in the van throughout the day to preserve it, which I'm sure is welcomed by the band.” TryingOrderVoiceTalkingBandPreservesVansNot TalkingTalking Much Author:Dan Mangan
“High school and college were my punk, formative years. I was playing hardcore, learning to be a musician. In bands, you tour, but you're paid nothing; you're playing to 50 people in a basement, sleeping in a van, and you love it.” PeopleYearsSchoolSleepCollegeBandMusicianHigh SchoolPaidPunkVansBasementsHardcoreSleeping InFormative Years Author:Steve Aoki
“Remember the band, Flock of Seagulls? They had their van stolen. I was like, They still have a van?” StillsRememberBandStolenVansFlocksSeagull Author:Craig Ferguson
“That song ["Don't Tell Me"] didn't take us anywhere, and I know why now. It wasn't what Van Halen fans wanted. It showed the darkness of Van Halen, and basically the end of the band.” KnowsEndsWantedSongDarknessFansBandVansVan HalenWhy Now Author:Sammy Hagar
“I like all of the typical hard rock bands. I'm an AC/DC fanatic. I love ZZ Top, just about any Van Halen, any Judas Priest, the list goes on and on, most of the Iron Maiden stuff. Those are the big bands, but I got my feel from, I grew up on Mountain and Humble Pie. That kind of stuff is where I get my feel from.” FeelsKindHardBigsStuffRocksGrewGoes OnBandMountainGrew UpHumbleListsIronPriestsPieTypicalVansFanaticsMaidensRock BandsJudasVan HalenHard RockIron MaidenHumble PieJudas Priest Author:Mark Mendoza