Quotes


Here you'll find a list of some interesting quotes from the members of the AOE.

Thanks to Jeff for sharing this quote with us!

These next quotes were from a MuchWest interview taken a few days after the Vogue Theatre show.

The following quotes were from the November 28th Vancouver show at the Vogue Theatre.
Special thanks to Andrina for sharing her quote with us. :)

These next few quotes were taken from when we had the chance to meet the band during an Edgefest '97 autograph signing. When we asked each of the guys for a quote for this website, we got some unique replies... :)
  • "What the fuck do you need a quote for? We're interesting enough without them!" - Kurt
  • "Yeah, okay." - John, when 'Cigarettes really are your friends' was suggested to him.
  • "(shrug)" - Ryan
  • "Hello...?" - Todd


The following are miscellaneous quotes, taken from magazines, concerts, etc.
  • "It's the center of Canada, eh?" -John, talking about Winnipeg.
  • "I have no pests; I'm heavily medicated. Nothing bothers me." - Todd, during a MuchMusic interview.
  • "We're not as financially challenged now either." - Kurt, speaking about being signed to a major label.
  • "It's kind of like being married, but with a band you can... fool around." - Todd, on band members having other side projects.
  • "That's why nobody signed us." - Ryan, on comments that there is no defined AOE sound.
  • "They've said before that we're the oldest indie band on the planet." - Kurt, in a 1994 MuchMusic interview.
  • "Hey, you know that machine on the cover of our old CD... the one I have sitting on a shelf at home? It just started clicking this morning, like every eight seconds. Isn't that fucking weird? ...Maybe there's going to be an earthquake or something." - Ryan, to John and Kurt, during the Vancouver Edgefest autograph signing.
  • "They're throwing clothes at us now... pretty soon the whole crowd's going to be naked!" - Todd, during the AOE's Vancouver Edgefest set.
  • "Grandpa wasn't allowed to swear in the house, so if he hit his knee or something, he'd scream 'God's teeth, Ethel!' because he wasn't allowed to curse out loud." - Todd, on the origin of the AOE's record company's name.
  • "Everywhere I go, the kids wanna rock!" - Kurt, during a Muchmusic interview with Rick the Temp at the Barrie Edgefest.
  • "I know this sounds like the obvious choice to play, but we're going to ask you to sing along anyway." - Todd, before the band launched into Ugly at the Vancouver Edgefest.
  • "I've never really thought that just because you're the singer everyone has to stand behind you, like it's the law of rock 'n roll or something... It doesn't matter if I'm perceived as the hired kid with the cheekbones or if someone thinks I'm a musical genious." - Todd, in an interview with Access magazine.
  • "Well, you know, whatever my mom buys me..." - Ryan, before the band's Vancouver Edgefest set, when a group of girls screamed 'Gap underwear is cool!' at him while he'd been bending over to set up his amplifier.

We're always posting new quotes, so check back later!
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