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We're one of the only bands that get censored for theological commentary. Glenn Danzig

Only Commentary Bands Get Censored Theological

What irritates me are bands that pretend they've never heard of the Misfits or Danzig, but they've got the skeleton shirt. Glenn Danzig

Me Pretend Misfits Never Got Heard Shirt Bands Irritates Skeleton

Sadly, I've seen a lot of bands hit that sort of peak and then eventually start supporting again, you know, which we will never do. We always put a lot of thought into the way that we are going to go, and we always change. Glenn Tipton

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I think now, more than anytime I can remember, bands are sounding pretty similar whether they're English or American, from Manchester or London... or Leeds or Welsh or Irish. Graham Coxon

Remember Think London Pretty Similar More Welsh Leeds Irish Than Bands American Manchester Anytime Whether English Now

I still think the best metal bands have a blues feel. The first Black Sabbath album is kind of a bludgeoning of blues. Deep Purple also started out as a blues band. Greg Ginn

The REM and Nirvana successes don't mean much to me except as a potential distraction for bands who want to cash in on the trend. Don't try to sound like someone else. REM and Nirvana don't sound like anyone else. Greg Ginn

FNM didn't really become one of my favorite all-time bands until after I'd had all their records for a couple of years. And realized I was playing them every day. Greg Gutfeld

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I'm still waiting for rock bands to come back, something raw and relevant. Greg Kurstin

Waiting Back Relevant Something Raw Come Rock Rock Bands Still Bands

I just feel like bands always need to work harder than the hardest working band. You need to constantly be one-upping yourself and surprising yourself at how hard that you'll work and devote yourself to your craft. Hayley Williams

There is a lot to say about what Bikini Kill and other 'riot grrrl' bands were able to achieve when they first set out. They were not some momentary, convulsive, creative spasm of independent music. There was a very real, relevant point of view being expressed. Henry Rollins

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Contemporary bands often will do tour-only releases pressed and sold only in Australia. Crikey! Henry Rollins

Will Sold Release Pressed Only Contemporary Australia Bands Often

Texas is a hotbed of insanely good bands and musicians. Henry Rollins

Good Musicians Texas Bands

I'm very grateful for the other bands and artists that stood up for us with a view to our induction - that's nice of them. But I wish that the Hall Of Fame had had the discretion to ask us first. It's now become a debate in which we are too late to have the final word. Ian Gillan

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Music is a language and different people who come along are each using that language to do something different, but all coming at it in a similar vein inasmuch as it's always community based and for the most part nonprofit. Most bands don't ever come within a mile of profit - clearly these people are not playing music to make money. Ian MacKaye

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The Small Faces are thought to be a one-hit wonder in America because we only had 'Itchycoo Park.' Then the Faces just had 'Stay with Me.' So both bands could be considered one-hit wonders in America, even though we had several huge hits in England. Ian McLagan

Me Thought Considered Several Though Stay One-Hit Faces Only Small Both Park Could Had Because Huge Wonder Bands America Hits Wonders Just Then England Even

I was playing in other rock bands. Any of those bands didn't last long. Ikue Mori

Long Other Those Rock Rock Bands Bands Any Last Playing

Music lives in my mother - she's played in bands in Detroit and toured and did the whole thing. So I have somebody who's done it all to just talk to. And we write songs together. India Arie

Music Together Mother Somebody Detroit Write Songs Toured Talk She Bands Did Done Just Whole Lives Thing Played

I left Edinburgh to follow the London punk scene in 1978, singing and playing guitar in various bands. My income was sporadic, so I did anything to eke out some kind of subsistence - laying down slabs, working as a kitchen porter. Irvine Welsh

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There's no problem with fans and bands. There's a problem with the economics of the outside disruption of the industry. Isaac Hanson

Problem Fans Economics No Problem Outside Industry Bands Disruption

My father played guitar, so I always wanted to play for that reason. But I think the biggest reason was just the '90s in general - growing up listening to the Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day and bands like that, and going to concerts and thinking it was the coolest thing in the world. Jack Antonoff

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