A band is not a democracy: It's show business.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Democracy can tie your hands in a rock 'n' roll band, you know? It can be a great thing, but if you've got a certain amount of vision and you write a lot of songs, it's sometimes better to have your own band and make your own decisions.
Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult.
We're not a political band, we're a socially-minded band.
A band can define their own success.
It isn't a band. It's bigger than a band. It's a lifestyle.
Some people misconstrue our band just to be a commercial venture.
There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust.
We try and stay out of the corporate side of it. The band has never compromised. At some point in our career we could have made a certain type of record and sold millions of units, as they are called.
Everything is completely democratic in this band so far and that is the way that we would like to keep it.
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.