Matthew Ramsey Quotes

I think that the climate within the band has changed, it's now in a more functional situation.

Being in a band is a really magical thing because you've got a family and you operate as this one entity. It's very democratic; everyone is involved in the output. But within that, there can be a lot of disagreements and strife.

People forget that keeping a band together is hard; man, it's really hard. All the cliches apply about living in each other's pockets; of it being a relationship, a marriage, a family.

I always want harmony within the band. I want it to work.

In the end, yes, I'm the singer of Old Dominion, but we're a band of great singers and great musicians, and we just respect each other so much.

This band has never had an argument. It's just amazing.

I'll come in with a string of riffs and direct the musical ideas. But you still need a band and their input to make the ideas come alive. You can't underestimate band chemistry.

When you work in TV, it's such a group effort, it's not about you.

Well, our songwriting process is pretty collective.

When bands got really big and sold a lot of records back in the day and did really well on the road, everyone developed a certain ego. And there's a certain entitlement that comes with that. And it stops people from communicating the way you used to communicate when you were in a band together and it was all for one, one for all.

You're in a band with someone, it doesn't necessarily mean you're going to agree with everything they think or do.

Fleetwood Mac was one big lesson in adaptation for me. There were five very different personalities, and I suppose that made it great for a while.

When you have four guys in a room writing songs, it different. It's great - that's what makes a band a band. Audioslave was great.

It's important to tour with bands that you get along with.

I'm at a point now where I crave healthy musical environments, where there is a genuine exchange of ideas without repressed envy or resentment, and where people in the band want to be there regardless of what public accolades may come their way. Unfortunately, Mr. Bungle was not one of those places.

You've got to be able to compromise in a band; otherwise, somebody's more important than the next guy, and that's never been the case in Priest.

I have a team who I respect immensely, so if they have opinions, I'm interested in hearing them.

We really do get along, I think because we have a bit of respect for each other being in a band. But, of course, we're brothers.

With all the different guys in the band and all the different ideas of what's what, it's hard to get everybody on the same page sometimes. We are a very tight brotherhood, but we never know what we're going to do.

In a nine-piece-band is one guy gonna call up eight guys and have a 45-minute discussion about every decision? No. So things are a lot more democratic in Stone Sour. Plus, we're closer and it's a lot easier to communicate. In Slipknot that's the big problem - communication.

Naturally, in a band or duo, it's really about compromise which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

I love being in a band. I love that collaborative spirit, although some would suggest that I don't get involved in the collaborative spirit, but it's not true.

Movies are a collaboration, I feel, so I didn't think of myself as an authoritative figure as much.

Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult.

We started this band as kids, and as time has gone on, we've grown and are learning to accommodate each others' differences.