“I can safely say that any band with a sentence for a name, 6 members or more and carefully combed to the side hairdos are not metal no matter what distortion pedal they have for their guitars.” I CanMatterNamesSidesBandMembersNo Matter WhatGuitarSentencesMetalsDistortionPedalsHairdos Author:Chris Reifert
“Capricorn was one of the homes of the Southern rock movement with the Allman Brothers and Charlie Daniels and the Marshall Tucker Band. I don't think you can come from that area and not be influenced by that stuff a little bit, no matter what generation you grew up in.” ThinkingLittlesMatterHomeStuffBitsGenerationsRocksMovementBrotherGrewBandLittle BitGrew UpAreasNo Matter WhatSouthernCharlieCapricorns Author:Jason Aldean
“I was a jazz major in high school, in an all-jazz band. No matter what I do, it features my musical influences.” MatterSchoolInfluenceBandMajorsHigh SchoolNo Matter WhatJazzMusicalFeaturesJazz BandMusical Influence Author:Wyclef Jean
“You are always kind of suspicious that there's a better life out there for you no matter what it is - and obviously being in a band for me was always what I wanted to do, it's the only thing that I can do, it's the only thing that gets me up in the morning, but you can't help but wonder what else you'd be doing if you weren't in the band.” IfsKindI CanMatterHelpingWantedCan DoWonderMorningBandNo Matter WhatBetter LifeSuspiciousI Can Do It Author:Ryan Jarman
“I think all musicians and producers, they know the real goal is to come up with a record that is entertaining and not boring, that's the goal. I think if everyone agrees that that's the goal then it doesn't matter who's the band and it doesn't matter who's the producer. It just means that that you try to realise the ambition no matter what the situation is or who the people are.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsTryingMeanRealMatterGoalSituationRecordsBandAmbitionMusicianNo Matter WhatAgreeCome UpBoringProducersRealisingEntertaining Author:Black Francis
“Part of 'Beyond The Music' is also the notion that no matter what came of us, or the band, the most important thing for us ended up being the friendships.” ImportantMatterBandMusic IsNo Matter WhatImportant ThingsNotion Author:Milo Aukerman
“I can't understand how some bands are criticized for doing something different and other bands are rewarded for doing things different. At the end of the day, I throw my hands up in the air and say, "F**k it." I've come to accept that no matter what we do, there's going to be somebody out there on the Internet that says it's a piece of s**t and somebody who says they really like it. That's happened with every single album we've put out.” I CanDifferentEndsMatterHandsAcceptingPiecesHappenedAirInternetBandNo Matter WhatAlbumsThe End Of The DayHands UpUp In The Air Author:Jim James