“My job is not babysitting people; my job is focusing on making the best band I possibly can.” PeopleJobsBandBabysitting Author:Gerald Caiafa
“It was a fun job but I'd never claim Busted was anything other than a pop band.” JobsFunBandClaimsPopsBustedPop Bands Author:Charlie Simpson
“Murdoc is sort of the, um, it’s his band. He sort of put Gorillaz together. It’s his idea. But he’s sort of an ugly, sort of, snaggle-toothed Satanist who didn’t actually get the job of being the lead singer ‘cause he isn’t very handsome. So, 2D got the job, which is always going to piss him off.” IdeasTogetherJobsCausesBandUglySingersHandsomeSatanist Author:Jamie Hewlett
“My first job was in a Bohemian polka band, the Rejcek family polka band in Abbott. The old man in the band had another blacksmith shop in Abbott, but he liked me. All he had was horns and drums, and I was set up over there with my little guitar with no amps or nothing. I would play as loud as I wanted to, and nobody could hear me.” MenFirstsLittlesPlayWantedJobsBandGuitarLoudShopsOld ManHornsBohemianPolkaBlacksmiths Author:Willie Nelson
“I was happiest, frankly, when I had a day job and then I went and was in my band that I never, ever had dreams of making money, ever.” DreamJobsBandMaking MoneyDay Jobs Author:Sasha Frere-Jones
“My dad had a steady job with a really major dance band from '54 till '68, and then quit because he wanted to play different music. He wanted to sing about peace. He believed in these things.” DifferentPlayWantedJobsDadBandMajorsMy DadQuittingSteadyDifferent Music Author:Elvis Costello
“I'd been through crappy day jobs and stupid garage bands. I was determined to make it as a musician.” JobsStupidBandMusicianDeterminedGarageDay JobsCrappy Day Author:Paul Westerberg
“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
“I think being in a band is probably the only job when you're actively encouraged to be out of it most of the time.” ThinkingJobsBand Author:Martin Gore
“I'm in a rock band - I don't have a day job! I am spoiled... a lot.” JobsRocksBandSpoiledRock BandsDay Jobs Author:Stone Gossard
“we Irish don't really need thousands of people surging behind a big brass band to have a parade. One guitar player and a few people whistling will do the job.” PeopleNeedsBigsJobsBehindsPlayerBandGuitarIrelandParadesGuitar PlayerBrassWhistlingBrass Bands Book:Self-portrait Source: Self-portrait