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Then I came up with this crazy idea just to walk out on the stage with no band at all and just start singing whatever came to mind. I actually fought the idea for a while because it seemed almost too radical, but it became obvious what I was supposed to be doing.

— Bobby McFerrin

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

At first, I wasn't really keen on the idea of me being on stage having to sing in front of people.

— Aurora

I was always in bands before, but on 'American Idol,' it was about getting my voice out there. It was always my goal, though, to get a band together again.

— Chris Daughtry

I actually started out on the stage as a singer.

— James Nesbitt

It's been said that I formed The Wallflowers to hide my name but, really, I've always wanted to be in a band - right from the day my friends and I soundproofed a garage with bed-covers for our first rehearsal.

— Jakob Dylan

I just wanted to be a part of the band. Actually, that's what inspired me.

— Jam Master Jay

And then, I was thinking of doing a record just like starting with voice, because I did this one song that was just kind of a cappella, and I did it for this art piece I did where people could come and play music to go with a voice.

— Kim Gordon

I wanted to be in a band that shared ideas and were in it together.

— Roger Daltrey

✗Opposing Perspectives

The Jug Band was exactly what I wanted to do, and it wasn't my idea.

— John Sebastian

As soon as it was understood that we could handle things in our own way, it was the thrill of my life to walk out on that stage with people just hemming the band in.

— Benny Goodman

My approach is to be part of a band that makes music, not hit songs.

— Adam Jones