“The only reason you even start a band is so you can hang out with your friends all the time, but somewhere along the line, it just ends up becoming a job. You were doing it because you were like, 'I never want to have to get a job,' then all of a sudden it becomes the biggest job you could ever imagine.” WantEndsReasonJobsLinesImagineBecomingBandHanging Out Author:Pete Wentz
“As much as being in a rock band can be really glamorous and exciting - and it can be a lot of things that people imagine it to be - if you just live that lifestyle, you're gonna burn out really quickly.” PeopleIfsImagineRocksBandExcitingLifestyleGlamorousJust LiveRock BandsBurn Out Author:Ed Robertson
“We [ The Kansas]'re somewhat hard-pressed at this time to imagine any bands that'll be around 40 years from now (and that's our personal opinion).” YearsHardOpinionImagineBandKansasPersonal Opinions Author:Phil Ehart
“Every band should study Queen at Live Aid. If you really feel like that barrier is gone, you become Freddie Mercury. I consider him the greatest frontman of all time. Like, it's funny? You'd imagine that Freddie was more than human, but... You know how he controlled Wembley Stadium at Live Aid in 1985? He stood up there and did his vocal warm ups with the audience. Something that intimate, where they realize, 'Oh yeah, he's just a f***ing dude.'” IfsKnowsFeelsShouldHumansRealizingAudienceKnow HowGoneStudyImagineBandYeahWarmAidsAll TimeQueensIntimateBarriersControlledImagine ThatVocalStadiumsStood UpMercury Author:Dave Grohl
“Names for bands lose their meaning after a little while. They become a series of sounds that you associate with people in music, really. The most important thing about choosing a name for a band is if you can imagine forty-thousand people screaming it in unison.” PeopleIfsLittlesImportantNamesSoundLosesImagineThousandBandImportant ThingsSeriesFortyAssociatesUnison Author:Brian Molko
“I can imagine for some bands the ability to make your sound and make your identity known could be challenging.” I CanSoundChallengesAbilityKnownImagineIdentityBand Author:Lizzy Plapinger
“I think something for us that we're always interested in is how people interpret the music or the band for themselves, and that sort of level of interactivity for us specifically is really awesome, but I can imagine for some bands the ability to make your sound and make your identity known could be challenging.” PeopleThinkingI CanSoundChallengesAbilityLevelsKnownImagineIdentityBandReally Awesome Author:Lizzy Plapinger
“With the exception of Megadeth, I can't imagine any band we were hesitant about touring with. I mean we liked the original Megadeth, but I can't think of any band we toured with we weren't psyched about.” ThinkingMeanI CanImagineBandOriginalsExceptionTouringHesitantMegadeth Author:Reed Mullin
“I'm in a funny position: I've been in one band in my life and that was with my brother. As incredible as that has been, I feel like I'm missing out a little bit on being in a real rock band - or how I imagine being in a real rock band to be. It's like being in a street gang: you all wear the same leather jacket or whatever.” FeelsLittlesHas BeensRealBitsImagineStreetsRocksMissingPositionBrotherBandLittle BitIncrediblesMy BrotherGangJacketsLeatherRock BandsMissing OutLeather Jackets Author:Eleanor Friedberger