--- title: "1 Band Parents Quotes By Jill Sobule" description: "1 Band Parents quotes by Jill Sobule. Plus more from Jill Sobule and more Band Parents sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/jill-sobule-17479_after-school_my-older-brother-was-the-guitar-player-i_1600063.png" --- > [My older brother was the guitar player in the neighborhood band. My parents were the cool ones that had the basement for rehearsal. Rather than hang with my peers after school, I wanted to just listen to the band. More…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/my-older-brother-was-the-guitar-player-in-the-neighborhood-band-my/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/jill-sobule-17479_after-school_my-older-brother-was-the-guitar-player-i_1600063.png) ## More by Jill Sobule > [When people see you have a song on MTV, they think you are doing well - but you know, the way the traditional label…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/when-people-see-you-have-a-song-on-mtv-they-think-you-are-doing-well/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) > [I am doomed or fortunate to stick to what I do best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/i-am-doomed-or-fortunate-to-stick-to-what-i-do-best/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) > [I would go to heaven, if I believed in heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/i-would-go-to-heaven-if-i-believed-in-heaven/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) > [I think Im different from a lot of singer-songwriters because some of my favorite singer-songwriters told stories. Like John Prine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/i-think-im-different-from-a-lot-of-singer-songwriters-because-some-of/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) > [In a way, I'm not at all jaded, and still enjoy so much what I do. It's a good trick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/in-a-way-i-m-not-at-all-jaded-and-still-enjoy-so-much-what-i-do-it-s/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) > [I started playing the acoustic guitar for more singer-songwriter type stuff. I bet if I would have gotten more approval for my "rock playing",…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/i-started-playing-the-acoustic-guitar-for-more-singer-songwriter-type/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) > [When I write songs, I like to write lyrics first, and I think that's different from a lot of singer-songwriters. But I heard Sammy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/when-i-write-songs-i-like-to-write-lyrics-first-and-i-think-that-s/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) > [My mom wore the pants in the family, for sure. I always say, that I spent my childhood trying to get the love and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/my-mom-wore-the-pants-in-the-family-for-sure-i-always-say-that-i/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) > [Music teachers can either inspire or make you resent your instrument and parents in early years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/music-teachers-can-either-inspire-or-make-you-resent-your-instrument/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) > [I'm a bit of a lefty. I like the idea of art and music collectives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/i-m-a-bit-of-a-lefty-i-like-the-idea-of-art-and-music-collectives/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) > [I had a brother six years older than me, so I wasn't just listening to teenybopper stuff. My brother had the cooler music, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/i-had-a-brother-six-years-older-than-me-so-i-wasn-t-just-listening-to/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) > [I'm down with the whole patron thing. Bring back the Medicis. Maybe, I'm not just a lefty, but a royalist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/i-m-down-with-the-whole-patron-thing-bring-back-the-medicis-maybe-i-m/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) > [When I was a kid, I wanted to be a spy detective or a rock star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/when-i-was-a-kid-i-wanted-to-be-a-spy-detective-or-a-rock-star/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) > [I don't have a Madonna-sized fan base, so I can actually e-mail and talk to everyone that e-mails me because I am totally appreciative,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/i-don-t-have-a-madonna-sized-fan-base-so-i-can-actually-e-mail-and/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) > [I have never made a cent off a record in my life. I have never recouped enough, and I never sold enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/i-have-never-made-a-cent-off-a-record-in-my-life-i-have-never/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band-parents/jill-sobule/#itemlist", "name": "1 Band Parents Quotes By Jill Sobule", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My older brother was the guitar player in the neighborhood band. My parents were the cool ones that had the basement for rehearsal. Rather than hang with my peers after school, I wanted to just listen to the band. 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