A biography for Jani Lanehasn’t been written yet.
“I give a lot of credit to 'Cherry Pie.' It has stood the test of time. It's a little catchy. It's a little tongue-in-cheek. It is probably not the most complicated song I have ever written but to write a song that is used as a measuring stick for a genre of music.”
“It's hard enough to write a song, let alone one that sticks around.”
“We've continued to make records and tour, we've kept working.”
“It got pretty hot and heavy there for a while with the '80s bashing.”
“It would have been better if the first album sold well, the second sold better and the third really took off. Maybe that would've prepared me a little better for it. But the first time you ever release an album, to have it sell millions - it's a tough act to follow.”
“You gotta see what the town's about. That's the only way you can really meet people and get a feel for each city.”
“I've been broke for years. Easy come, easier gone.”
“Not having a stable home life, and then not having a good stable belief system, or whatever, has always sent me into a tailspin just as soon as I hit the road.”
“I play drums every chance I get. That's the love of my life.”
“We have always been a big fan of party songs, and we don't think a politically significant song is any harder to write than a good, fun party song.”
“The band is all about 'party'; we're a glam band. To turn it into something else... it hasn't worked.”
“When critics say we're no good, it's just the cool thing to do. I'm happy with the songs I write.”