Band Quotes

At The Verve's first-ever gig, I said that we were gonna blow this local band off the stage. It was only in the local Wigan paper, and they rang me to ask why I was being so aggressive. I just went, 'Hey man, it's like boxing. I'm just trying to sell a ticket.' Richard Ashcroft

Me Man Band Stage Aggressive Local Hey Paper Rang Gig Only Like Ticket Boxing Said Were Off Sell Trying Blow Just Being Gonna Ask Why

Not many people come out of a big band as the lead singer/songwriter and making a record, and all of a sudden we're all happily sailing at the same pace as we were before. Richard Ashcroft

People Big Before Band Out Record Lead Come Big Band Making Sailing Were Same Pace Happily Many Sudden

The U.S. spent billions of dollars to build a secular, professional national Iraqi army but failed because, despite all the U.S.-supplied guns, tanks and planes, the Iraqi military fell apart when challenged by a band of terrorists. Richard Engel

Paul Butterfield and I had a band together at one point. Rick Danko

Together Band Point Had Paul

The Band is sounding real good. We've been doing some dates together and they've been going well. Rick Danko

Good Together Band Some Dates Well Real Doing Been Going

The Band was always famous for its retirements; we'd go and play and get a little petty cash together, and then not see each other till it was time to fill our pockets up again. Rick Danko

I think Alison Krauss and her band are the best today. The same goes for Rick Skaggs and his band. Rick Moranis

Today Best Band Think Alison His Same Goes Rick Her

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - those guys were great. Rick Nielsen

Great Band Those Harvey Guys Were Sensational Alex

I didn't want to be one of the Beach Boys or one of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah band. I mean, we appreciated that music. But I didn't want to grow a beard to look like Roy Wood just because I liked him. Rick Nielsen

I've taken all the mirrors out of my house because when I'm playing onstage, I feel like I'm still in high school. I feel like that kid that wanted to play in his first band, and then I look in a mirror, and it's like, 'Uh-oh!' It ain't pretty. Rick Nielsen

We're known as a touring band, not a singles band. Rick Nielsen

Band Touring Known Singles

We're basically a rock band - guitar, bass, drums and vocals. But we take it further than that. We can be rotten, dirty, and heavy as anyone, but at the same time, we've got a lot of melody. Rick Nielsen

I am a Yes fan, ultimately. I've been a member of the band, but I was always a fan of the band first. Rick Wakeman

First Band Member Always Am Been Ultimately Yes Fan

Lynyrd Skynyrd is not a political band, but you know what? We believe in this country. We have a soft spot for our military. We love the red, white and blue, and every night we dedicate a portion of our show to our fighting men. Rickey Medlocke

Love You Political Men Country Band White Fighting Military Believe Every Soft Spot Lynyrd Skynyrd Our Red Know Spot Blue Dedicate Show Portion Every Night Night Soft

You've just gotta go in and write from the heart and write the best material that you can and put it out. If one hits, hey, great. It keeps the legacy going. But you've gotta keep doing new material. It's the future of any band. Rickey Medlocke

I often use dropped D or C - I even go all the way down to A. What can be really cool is drop a guitar down there and have the rest of the band continue in standard tuning. It gives it a lot of power and texture. Rickey Medlocke

Every band wants to be have a song that is that big, that will pretty much live on forever. I don't know too many new bands that will have a 'Free Bird' that will be around 30 years later. It's become a national anthem of sorts. Rickey Medlocke

Song Bird Will Free Big Become National Band Live Every Too Later Pretty New Know Sort Around Anthem Years National Anthem Forever Bands Wants Much Many

Blackfoot was one of the ultimate live bands... there was no pretense, no gimmickry; it was sound, lights, and rock and roll. Our whole goal was to be terrifying... to strike fear and cause havoc in a closing band's minds. Rickey Medlocke

It's really hard to name a band. Riki Lindhome

Band Name Really Hard

I've said this over and over again, but I love being in a band. Ringo Starr

Love Band Over Said Being Again

And I came back and it was great, 'cuz George had set up all these flowers all over the studio saying welcome home. So then we got it together again. I always felt it was better on the White one for me. We were more like a band, you know. Ringo Starr

Saying Home Great Me You Together Welcome Better Band White Back More Had Studio Over Like Welcome Home Know Felt Always Got Came George Were Up Again Then Cuz Flowers Set

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