Bandits

About Bandits

Bandits is a Flemish teen Pop rock band, current members are lead vocalist Jasper Publie (1996), drummer Toon Smet (1997), guitarist Tim Tielemans (1998) and bassist Thomas Van Achteren (1995). Jasper Publie's father, Jan Publie, and Toon Smet's father are roadies of the band.

Inception: 2011

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The beginnings, Gizonband 2010

The band Bandits has emerged from the band Gizonband (guitar without notes). Publie, Tielemans and Van Achteren already knew each other from the guitar school. When Jasper Publie participated in the Belgian pre-selections for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007, he met Toon Smet.

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“When the ideal of Society is material gain or possession, as it is largely today, the object of its special condemnation is the thief – not the rich thief, for he is already in possession and therefore respectable, but the poor thief.”
— Edward Carpenter, "Defence of Criminals – Criticism of Immorality" (1889)
“All stealing is comparative. If you come to absolutes, pray who does not steal?”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays, Second Series (1844), ‘Experience’.
“In a petty theft you steal money and gold, but in electoral theft you steal the future of the country. The second crime can be committed by the meanest persons.”
— Mehmet Murat
“What’s the cadet motto at West Point? You will not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do. I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. It’s — it was like — we had entire training courses. It reminds you of the glory of the American experiment. — Texas A&M University (April 15, 2019)”
— I Was The CIA Director - We Lied, We Cheated, We Stole, ZeroHedge,Tyler Durden Sun, (21 April 2019)
“Stealing of course is a crime, and a very impolite thing to do. But like most impolite things, it is excusable under certain circumstances.”
— Lemony Snicket in "The Wide Window"
“Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
— Proverbs, IX. 17.

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Bandits

Bandits

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The beginnings, Gizonband 2010

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