I think any band we played with would be a weird match. We're on our own, a little out there, but it's a good thing. I think we're complimentary to each other.
We really were poised to make 'Rumours 2,' and that could've been the beginning of kind of painting yourself into a corner in terms of living up to the labels that were being placed on you as a band.
There have been times when I've feared for my own well-being in the great scheme of things because, historically, the track record has not been kind to the guitar players in this band.
I love to play guitar and hack around. I was in a band when I was in high school. I never learned to play very well, but I enjoyed it.
It's been such a group effort. When you're a new band and you have limited resources, you end up getting people that are there because they love what you do, and that's great.
I thought I'd do something nice for the band... I'll hang myself.
I grew up mostly with classical, big band, and a lot of Irish music - I really didn't start listening to rock and roll until I was maybe sixteen.
I was going to be a musician, no matter what it took. I supported myself with blue-collared jobs so I could write music and be in a band and play shows. I even got into an underground art scene. I was going to do whatever.
One of the things I feel very strong about is the achievement of the Band really being a complete band.
James, that's a bad situation. I'm not saying it's not repairable, but it's pretty far. When you go from being in one of the best bands in the world to some cover band... as far as I'm concerned, he was playing down at the pub.
I'm inspired by the sheer ingenuity and intelligence possessed by my fellow band mates.
I started out singing in high school in the choir and in a garage band.
I'm trying to be more put-together. My closets are very messy. I like Rebecca Minkoff; her clothes are casual, but cool. I love Band of Outsiders. And ASOS makes a lot of good stuff. I can get lost on their website for hours. I don't like to spend a lot of money on clothes.
I think me and Kristen Bell are going to start a band. It's called Kung-Fu Professor.
My love for the band is still there. It hasn't changed, maybe that's why it's so painful these days.
The Band is sounding real good. We've been doing some dates together and they've been going well.
Shoe Suede Blues is ten years old this year. The Band consists of four members.
We're not a political band, we're a socially-minded band.
When I was young, I wanted to do something more low-key, like become a drummer in a rock band.
I've said this over and over again, but I love being in a band.
Every time the guys were knocked out by my guitar playing and the girls were knocked out by the type of songs I did. That set us apart from the average blues band.
Rock and roll doesn't necessarily mean a band. It doesn't mean a singer, and it doesn't mean a lyric, really. It's that question of trying to be immortal.
When you're playing music, say for instance, you're playing a part of the band and you're looking at your music, your horn is down into the stand. This way, it's up and it goes right on out to the audience, you know?
I used to do this big rant at the end of some gigs with Ben Folds Five. The band broke into this big heavy metal thing and I started as a joke to scream in a heavy metal falsetto. I found myself saying things like: Feel my pain, I am white, feel my pain.
Unless the clients want, I don't like to have dancers for my shows. I prefer a rock show look and like performing with a live band.
None of the other guys in the band really sang, so that's when I brought Roy Clark in.
I really believe that we're a studio-based band, and I have always thought that.
I wanted to be ballerina, be in a band, then in drama.
I was in a band when I was in high school, and I was bitten by the performance bug, if anything else.
This band is a real collaboration, and I'm greatful to anybody who can appreciate our music. It doesn't have to be a certain kind of fan or person or anything. I think there's a little bit of something for everybody on this record.
I think everybody had difficulties with that dynamic, turning the family into a band and being constantly together. So everybody, as individuals. had things to sort out.
Yes, we are fortunate because as a band we've always been on the up, always getting more successful.
TV started for me just as a means of keeping my husband Desi off the road. He'd been on tour with his band since he got out of the Army, and we were in our 11th year of marriage and wanted to have children.
You wouldn't want to be in a rock band - trust me.
The first time we all played as a band, I think it was in January 1998, in Jonny's bedroom.
Being chronically shy I needed to create a persona for myself and be involved with a band where I could be ruler of my own kingdom. Then Pulp became hugely popular and I lost control of it, which is when it all went wrong.
