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title: "38 Band Play Quotes by 36 authors"
description: "Browse 38 Band Play quotes by 36 authors. Discover the best Band Play sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/scarface-5393_band_i-grew-up-in-a-band-i-play-everything-20_2050647.jpg"
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> [I grew up in a band, I play everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scarface/i-grew-up-in-a-band-i-play-everything/)

[Scarface](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scarface/)

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> [We just want to be a band and play good music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-van-zant/we-just-want-to-be-a-band-and-play-good-music/)

[Ronnie Van Zant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-van-zant/)

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> [With a rock band, you play the same things over and over and over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ikue-mori/with-a-rock-band-you-play-the-same-things-over-and-over-and-over/)

[Ikue Mori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ikue-mori/)

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> [The girl who can't dance says the band can't play](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yiddish-proverb/the-girl-who-can-t-dance-says-the-band-can-t-play/)

[Yiddish Proverb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yiddish-proverb/)

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> [We want to start a 'Flash' band. Everyone can play an instrument and sing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-l-martin/we-want-to-start-a-flash-band-everyone-can-play-an-instrument-and-sing/)

[Jesse L. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-l-martin/)

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> [It's been fun to just play bass in a band and play live but be in the background.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ad-rock/it-s-been-fun-to-just-play-bass-in-a-band-and-play-live-but-be-in-the/)

[Ad-Rock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ad-rock/)

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> [We are not a Zappa cover band. We only play Frank's songs that were recorded by the Mothers of Invention and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-carl-black/we-are-not-a-zappa-cover-band-we-only-play-frank-s-songs-that-were/)

[Jimmy Carl Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-carl-black/)

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> [I watch films. I play the guitar: me and some mates - I wouldnt dignify it with the term band - get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/i-watch-films-i-play-the-guitar-me-and-some-mates-i-wouldnt-dignify/)

[Stephen Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mangan/)

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> [It's 2019. People aren't going to shows to watch a band play the song exactly like the record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nita-strauss/it-s-2019-people-aren-t-going-to-shows-to-watch-a-band-play-the-song/)

[Nita Strauss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nita-strauss/)

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> [I watch films. I play the guitar: me and some mates - I wouldn't dignify it with the term band - get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mangan/i-watch-films-i-play-the-guitar-me-and-some-mates-i-wouldn-t-dignify/)

[Stephen Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mangan/)

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> [I play basketball all the time. Me and my band play every week on the road. That's something that I've never really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-turner/i-play-basketball-all-the-time-me-and-my-band-play-every-week-on-the/)

[Josh Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-turner/)

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> [So, hopefully, us finding ways to constantly work, but always with a different product, will help our band play to more people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-goldsmith/so-hopefully-us-finding-ways-to-constantly-work-but-always-with-a/)

[Taylor Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-goldsmith/)

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> [I'm in a band, and we play music. And that's sort of my way of still being a rock star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunny-mabrey/i-m-in-a-band-and-we-play-music-and-that-s-sort-of-my-way-of-still/)

[Sunny Mabrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunny-mabrey/)

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> [I can't just play in a rock band. The National is a great, exciting band to play in. We improvise a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryce-dessner/i-can-t-just-play-in-a-rock-band-the-national-is-a-great-exciting/)

[Bryce Dessner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryce-dessner/)

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> [I've always told the musicians in my band to play what they know and then play above that. Because then anything can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miles-davis/i-ve-always-told-the-musicians-in-my-band-to-play-what-they-know-and/)

[Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miles-davis/)

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> [Usually we're always working on something with this band a tour, making an album or a video or whatever. I don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dusty-hill/usually-we-re-always-working-on-something-with-this-band-a-tour/)

[Dusty Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dusty-hill/)

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> [Usually I write the songs at home and then I bring them in to the band; when we play them as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/britt-daniel/usually-i-write-the-songs-at-home-and-then-i-bring-them-in-to-the/)

[Britt Daniel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/britt-daniel/)

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> [To fans in a festival setting it's like a picnic. You want to have a good time with your friends in that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-araya/to-fans-in-a-festival-setting-it-s-like-a-picnic-you-want-to-have-a/)

[Tom Araya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-araya/)

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> [A lot of electronic-based musicians give very low-risk performances, and it's fun to hear your favorite band play live on a big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/how-to-dress-well/a-lot-of-electronic-based-musicians-give-very-low-risk-performances/)

[How to Dress Well](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/how-to-dress-well/)

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> [With Rock Band, you can play along to Black Sabbath or Nirvana and possibly find new ways of appreciating their artistry by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-brownstein/with-rock-band-you-can-play-along-to-black-sabbath-or-nirvana-and/)

[Carrie Brownstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-brownstein/)

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> [There is never hesitation about doing stand-up. It's just me doing my thing. Unlike being in a band or a play or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-sparks/there-is-never-hesitation-about-doing-stand-up-it-s-just-me-doing-my/)

[Hal Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-sparks/)

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> [That's what I've always loved about music, that I could go be another guy for two hours. But ultimately it all comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-dulli/that-s-what-i-ve-always-loved-about-music-that-i-could-go-be-another/)

[Greg Dulli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-dulli/)

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> [See, if you put a musician in a place where he has to do something different from what he does all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miles-davis/see-if-you-put-a-musician-in-a-place-where-he-has-to-do-something/)

[Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miles-davis/)

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> [We don't sound like a Mississippi Delta band, but we play what we mean, and that's the spirit of the blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/we-don-t-sound-like-a-mississippi-delta-band-but-we-play-what-we-mean/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

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> [You can't be a band and not play, and playing is so invigorating. It breathes life into you. So does creating something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-momsen/you-can-t-be-a-band-and-not-play-and-playing-is-so-invigorating-it/)

[Taylor Momsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-momsen/)

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> [By 17, I had a whole band that would go in and play. It was called Spontaneous Inventions, after a Bobby McFerrin album.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/by-17-i-had-a-whole-band-that-would-go-in-and-play-it-was-called/)

[Brian McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/)

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> [There's definitely a push and a pull to 'legitimize' electronic music live by playing the same way that a band would play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelela/there-s-definitely-a-push-and-a-pull-to-legitimize-electronic-music/)

[Kelela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelela/)

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> [You shouldn't even be in a band if you can't play Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mellencamp/you-shouldn-t-even-be-in-a-band-if-you-can-t-play-buddy-holly-s-not/)

[John Mellencamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mellencamp/)

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> [We showed record companies that they shouldn't be scared just because it's an all-girl band. We could play just as well as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-schock/we-showed-record-companies-that-they-shouldn-t-be-scared-just-because/)

[Gina Schock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-schock/)

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> [A band is a real band if they can play not just their songs, but they can just play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shavo-odadjian/a-band-is-a-real-band-if-they-can-play-not-just-their-songs-but-they/)

[Shavo Odadjian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shavo-odadjian/)

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> [We could perform in space or be the first band to play moon, but we want to be the first 'Star Wars'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olly-alexander/we-could-perform-in-space-or-be-the-first-band-to-play-moon-but-we/)

[Olly Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olly-alexander/)

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> [We're a rock n' roll band. We play heavy metal music. And we want to give you a great time. That's basically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/we-re-a-rock-n-roll-band-we-play-heavy-metal-music-and-we-want-to/)

[Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/)

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> [I listen to everything that comes in. I'm not real worried about demo sound quality. I can hear through that sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-ginn/i-listen-to-everything-that-comes-in-i-m-not-real-worried-about-demo/)

[Greg Ginn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-ginn/)

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> [Usually when festivals are really huge it's kind of weird. It's totally fun for me and my band to play in front…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/usually-when-festivals-are-really-huge-it-s-kind-of-weird-it-s/)

[Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/)

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> [When I was going to high school, in the high school band we would play these kind of hour-long concerts for our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/devin-townsend/when-i-was-going-to-high-school-in-the-high-school-band-we-would-play/)

[Devin Townsend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/devin-townsend/)

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> [When I produce other people, that's the thing I can do well because I've been in a band, and I can play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ric-ocasek/when-i-produce-other-people-that-s-the-thing-i-can-do-well-because-i/)

[Ric Ocasek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ric-ocasek/)

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> [We wanted to be a little all over the place and play crowd favorites from all genres and we also want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-sandoval/we-wanted-to-be-a-little-all-over-the-place-and-play-crowd-favorites/)

[Tom Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-sandoval/)

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> [I wanted to have a band that could rock as hard as the Who and sing like the Beatles and the Beach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/i-wanted-to-have-a-band-that-could-rock-as-hard-as-the-who-and-sing/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/eric-carmen-12821_band_i-wanted-to-have-a-band-that-could-rock_268045.jpg)

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