There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no clue what it's all about. It's a lifestyle. It's not about popularity and all that crap. Billie Joe Armstrong
A lot of rock bands are truly a legend in their own minds. David Lee Roth
It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands. George Santayana
After all, in today's music scene every band seems to steal from other bands. Maynard James Keenan
Under the spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The bands of Palermo and the privileges of Messina. Sicilian Proverb