Keith Jarrett Quotes

I bought my first bass because I wanted to be in a Band, and heard that it was the easiest instrument to play. A friend told me that it was the sexiest instrument.

What's the last thing a drummer says in a band? 'Hey guys, why don't we try one of my songs?'

Obviously I still gig on my own, but I've always heard my music with a band.

Well, I was in a band. I was the singer with a band called the Soul Satisfiers. I sang then quite a bit of Jazz and some Top 40 stuff.

Every band I've been in, it's just become my total life. I feel like a child star - I've missed out on so much.

And then we came here for three weeks of band rehearsal with [music consultant/member of the band "Sloan"] Chris Murphy. And I grew up in Toronto during Sloan's heyday, so like I was like "Oh my god!" And so that was pretty cool.

There are so many people out there who think they are fans of Pink Floyd - and certainly the work I did in Pink Floyd - who are still furious that I left.

Brian came back in on the road and Al stayed, but Al's the original member of the group.

The first band I was in, I think was called The Strangers. I got the sack because I was too small!

I enjoyed the two years I was with Clannad. I enjoyed touring. We toured a lot in Europe.

The difference between Tinted Windows and Hanson shows is a lot of just repertoire. Hanson has been a band for years - we have a lot of songs to pull from and it's a different dynamic - a common kind of thread. With Tinted Windows - it's kind of a little like 'hey, we're this new band.'

I have a band called Sons of the Lawless.

But the irony is that because the band isn't the focus any more, it allows me the chance to enjoy being a member of Def Leppard much more.

If I were in the Beatles, I'd be a good George Harrison.

I wasn't a rock 'n' roll girl. I said, Neil Young, Neil Young, where do I know that name from?

How could I? I only know two tunes. One of them is Yankee Doodle. The other isn't.

I think what AC/DC does best is play live. That's when everything comes together. Even after you make a studio album, when you go out and play live, that's when you learn what being in a band is all about.

Audioslave was something that I felt had become a career decision. It became three albums over a period of years touring with a specific group of people.

After the Texas Playboys and during that time, I had this band in college that I was in called Thrift Store Cowboys. It was me and a couple other dudes would write the songs.

During my college days, me and a bunch of close friends had formed a small band. We would perform during the college fest and other cultural functions and it used to be so much fun.

I gravitated towards Jim Ward, because I knew he was totally into the work aspect of being in a band.

I'm very proud of the album I made with Adrenaline Mob, and I think that there was really a great chemistry there; it was a great band.

On their 20th album together, Melvins' members still know how to throw their weight around.

Paul knew I could sing, write and play, and so he rang me. It knocked me sideways a little because I wasn't used to being a sidekick. That was the first time I'd been with a band with someone more famous than me.

I was in the band for the first six albums.