Quotes About Band

All punk music is is rebellion, going against the grain. It takes different forms. Sometimes it's a band throwing their instruments around or making really violent and noisy sounds, but it doesn't have to take that sonic form. It can take more of an energy.

I admired punk because I came from a violent band as well. Especially in the first four or five years, we were very aggressive when we played live.

And later, if I ever felt that I was getting swept away by the craziness of being in a band, well, I'd go back to Virginia.

When we first started it was just Russell and myself and a guitar player, Earle Mankey, and unlike virtually any other band in Los Angeles, we began by recording rather than playing live, and so we had no feedback at all on what we were doing and we didn't realise how unusual it was.

Almost every band has somebody who's the main songwriter and who has a vision, a very clear idea of how a song should be.

Five years ago we were working on a new album when my health began failing.

Perhaps it was the flabby stink of seared flesh that was making me feel peculiar; that, and the smoke from the candles on the tables and the borborygmic blarings of the three-piece band.

We became friends as we became a band. Our friendship evolved as the band evolved. It had its ups and downs, but it was mostly ups for the four of us. We got along well almost all of the time. Hey! We liked each other and we still do.

Yes, our band will change and evolve, but we want to establish the reality of what this band truly sounds like.

It's really exciting and kind of special, especially having our own band. It's just completely different.

The key to being a great band that lasts is always going to be making sure you write really good songs and put on really good shows.

I have a band called Sons of the Lawless.

There's no such thing as a lead singer in our band.

We kind of expected it - the lead singer always gets a lot of attention and a female always gets a lot of attention - but we didn't expect it to be as intense as it was.

Like most classic bands, we only do an album every three or four years but that leaves a lot of down-time. And I don't like down time.

I think legally we have to do 'fun' with a period. I think we agreed because apparently there was another band called 'fun.' We Google-searched, which now makes sense because we're so impossible to Google-search.

I never took lessons. And I never aspired to be a singer until I was one in a band.

Slipknot's not about who's in the band. It's a lifeblood. It's a force. It's about a connection between a bunch of people.

My first favorite band that made music important to me was the Beatles. I was a little kid. I didn't know who was singing what song or who wrote what song.

I need the money. People don't understand how little money you make in a band.

There are three things we need to do for a band. We need to make a great record; we need to get the record played; and we need to find an audience for the live shows.

When I sing with Loaded, I can't move at all. I'm playing guitar, and I'm singing.

I think sometimes men find it easier to be a carer than an accessory. I mean, most women I know in bands are pretty lonely. Guys don't want to travel around with you. I know loads of women who do it, but guys don't do it. They're not brought up for it.

The band feels loose in all the right ways, and it's just so cool looking out and seeing all of these people that I haven't seen in a while.