--- title: "11 Bad Brains Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Bad Brains quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Bad Brains sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/032/tony-kanal-5444_bad_bad-brains-are-so-underrated-3216782_3216782.jpg" --- > [Bad Brains are so underrated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/bad-brains-are-so-underrated/) [Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/032/tony-kanal-5444_bad_bad-brains-are-so-underrated-3216782_3216782.jpg) > [I was into the Ramones, Bad Brains, all of that, when I was in high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lil-jon/i-was-into-the-ramones-bad-brains-all-of-that-when-i-was-in-high/) [Lil Jon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lil-jon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/lil-jon-3087_bad_i-was-into-the-ramones-bad-brains-all-of_2110430.png) > [We were so heavily influenced by The Replacements and by a lot of hard core bands like Bad Brains, not that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/we-were-so-heavily-influenced-by-the-replacements-and-by-a-lot-of/) [John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2f/john-rzeznik-3305_bad_we-were-so-heavily-influenced-by-the-rep_2922006.png) > [I've been a fan of Bad Brains ever since I can remember. They are iconic pioneers of punk, not just the music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shavo-odadjian/i-ve-been-a-fan-of-bad-brains-ever-since-i-can-remember-they-are/) [Shavo Odadjian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shavo-odadjian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/shavo-odadjian-7565_attitude_i-ve-been-a-fan-of-bad-brains-ever-since_2609328.jpg) > [Black people created punk - the band Death was way before The Ramones. Same with Bad Brains. If you think about it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/princess-nokia/black-people-created-punk-the-band-death-was-way-before-the-ramones/) [Princess Nokia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/princess-nokia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/princess-nokia-6747_bad_black-people-created-punk-the-band-death_3096268.jpg) > [I was born into hip hop and reggae, and then I started listening to more hardcore and punk bands like Bad Brains…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/i-was-born-into-hip-hop-and-reggae-and-then-i-started-listening-to/) [Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/sonny-sandoval-9175_bad_i-was-born-into-hip-hop-and-reggae-and-t_1791991.jpg) > [I listen to tons of hard rock and metal, like Iron Maiden, Motorhead, etc., but I also listen to Beethoven and Mozart,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-smalley/i-listen-to-tons-of-hard-rock-and-metal-like-iron-maiden-motorhead/) [Dave Smalley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-smalley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/dave-smalley-38345_brain_i-listen-to-tons-of-hard-rock-and-metal_3081408.png) > [For me, growing up in New York, it started with Elvis Costello and the Clash and then got into louder things like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d/for-me-growing-up-in-new-york-it-started-with-elvis-costello-and-the/) [Mike D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b2/mike-d-7016_bad_for-me-growing-up-in-new-york-it-started_1522405.jpg) > [“The indignation school of writers never tires of pointing out the millions that are stolen in the Street. But while the millions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-schwed-jr/the-indignation-school-of-writers-never-tires-of-pointing-out-the/) [Fred Schwed Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-schwed-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40e/fred-schwed-jr-68550_bad-luck_the-indignation-school-of-writers-never_3107527.jpg) > [We've played with Black Flag, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, The Ramones. You name any punk band and we've probably played or toured…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-mullin/we-ve-played-with-black-flag-bad-brains-minor-threat-the-ramones-you/) [Reed Mullin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-mullin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/reed-mullin-30464_band_we-ve-played-with-black-flag-bad-brains_2832310.jpg) > [I've never recognized 'emo' as a genre of music. I always thought it was the most retarded term ever. I know there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-picciotto/i-ve-never-recognized-emo-as-a-genre-of-music-i-always-thought-it-was/) [Guy Picciotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-picciotto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96a/guy-picciotto-42716_band_i-ve-never-recognized-emo-as-a-genre-of_252456.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-brains/#itemlist", "name": "Bad Brains Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Bad Brains are so underrated.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony Kanal" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/bad-brains-are-so-underrated/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/032/tony-kanal-5444_bad_bad-brains-are-so-underrated-3216782_3216782.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/032/tony-kanal-5444_bad_bad-brains-are-so-underrated-3216782_3216782.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/032/tony-kanal-5444_bad_bad-brains-are-so-underrated-3216782_3216782.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Bad Brains are so underrated.” — Tony Kanal", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was into the Ramones, Bad Brains, all of that, when I was in high school.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lil Jon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lil-jon/i-was-into-the-ramones-bad-brains-all-of-that-when-i-was-in-high/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/lil-jon-3087_bad_i-was-into-the-ramones-bad-brains-all-of_2110430.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/lil-jon-3087_bad_i-was-into-the-ramones-bad-brains-all-of_2110430.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/lil-jon-3087_bad_i-was-into-the-ramones-bad-brains-all-of_2110430.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was into the Ramones, Bad Brains, all of that, when I was in high school.” — Lil Jon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We were so heavily influenced by The Replacements and by a lot of hard core bands like Bad Brains, not that we sounded like them but we were trying to play as hard and fast as we could.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Rzeznik" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/we-were-so-heavily-influenced-by-the-replacements-and-by-a-lot-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2f/john-rzeznik-3305_bad_we-were-so-heavily-influenced-by-the-rep_2922006.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2f/john-rzeznik-3305_bad_we-were-so-heavily-influenced-by-the-rep_2922006.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2f/john-rzeznik-3305_bad_we-were-so-heavily-influenced-by-the-rep_2922006.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We were so heavily influenced by The Replacements and by a lot of hard core bands like Bad Brains, not that…” — John Rzeznik", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been a fan of Bad Brains ever since I can remember. 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You name any punk band and we've probably played or toured with them all the way up to and including Soundgarden, who we've toured with three times now. We also toured with Metallica for a year. But yeah, Megadeth was the only one we were a little sketchy about because um, it was a little sketchy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Reed Mullin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-mullin/we-ve-played-with-black-flag-bad-brains-minor-threat-the-ramones-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/reed-mullin-30464_band_we-ve-played-with-black-flag-bad-brains_2832310.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/reed-mullin-30464_band_we-ve-played-with-black-flag-bad-brains_2832310.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/reed-mullin-30464_band_we-ve-played-with-black-flag-bad-brains_2832310.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We've played with Black Flag, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, The Ramones. 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It just doesn't make any sense to me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Guy Picciotto" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-picciotto/i-ve-never-recognized-emo-as-a-genre-of-music-i-always-thought-it-was/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96a/guy-picciotto-42716_band_i-ve-never-recognized-emo-as-a-genre-of_252456.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96a/guy-picciotto-42716_band_i-ve-never-recognized-emo-as-a-genre-of_252456.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96a/guy-picciotto-42716_band_i-ve-never-recognized-emo-as-a-genre-of_252456.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've never recognized 'emo' as a genre of music. I always thought it was the most retarded term ever. 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