--- title: "15 Band Quotes By Chris Cornell" description: "15 Band quotes by Chris Cornell. Plus more from Chris Cornell and more Band sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/482/chris-cornell-2180_band_there-was-a-period-in-my-life-where-most_2175620.jpg" --- > [There was a period in my life where most of my musical career was spent in a band that was very aggressive,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/there-was-a-period-in-my-life-where-most-of-my-musical-career-was/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/482/chris-cornell-2180_band_there-was-a-period-in-my-life-where-most_2175620.jpg) > [When you start your first band and it has an impact on the rest of the world you go through a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/when-you-start-your-first-band-and-it-has-an-impact-on-the-rest-of/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/chris-cornell-2180_band_when-you-start-your-first-band-and-it-ha_51244.jpg) > [Radio and TV can still push a band, but things need to be shaken up. There is the Internet, but mostly what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/radio-and-tv-can-still-push-a-band-but-things-need-to-be-shaken-up/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5e/chris-cornell-2180_band_radio-and-tv-can-still-push-a-band-but-t_2966027.jpg) > [I'm sure I could start a band tomorrow that would have different influences and would want to do something completely different than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/i-m-sure-i-could-start-a-band-tomorrow-that-would-have-different/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/chris-cornell-2180_anything_i-m-sure-i-could-start-a-band-tomorrow-t_2904763.jpg) > [There's no way to be a 30-year-old band, go on tour, and pretend the nostalgia isn't happening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/there-s-no-way-to-be-a-30-year-old-band-go-on-tour-and-pretend-the/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd2/chris-cornell-2180_band_there-s-no-way-to-be-a-30-year-old-band_3173422.jpg) > [What formed me as a musician, a songwriter, the sound and personality of my band, a whole lot of that happened well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/what-formed-me-as-a-musician-a-songwriter-the-sound-and-personality/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/chris-cornell-2180_band_what-formed-me-as-a-musician-a-songwrite_2534215.jpg) > [My first favorite band that made music important to me was the Beatles. I was a little kid. I didn't know who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/my-first-favorite-band-that-made-music-important-to-me-was-the/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/chris-cornell-2180_band_my-first-favorite-band-that-made-music-i_2468778.jpg) > [When you have four guys in a room writing songs, it different. It's great - that's what makes a band a band.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/when-you-have-four-guys-in-a-room-writing-songs-it-different-it-s/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b2/chris-cornell-2180_band_when-you-have-four-guys-in-a-room-writin_1748161.jpg) > [I was going to be a musician, no matter what it took. I supported myself with blue-collared jobs so I could write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/i-was-going-to-be-a-musician-no-matter-what-it-took-i-supported/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99f/chris-cornell-2180_art_i-was-going-to-be-a-musician-no-matter-w_2683826.jpg) > [I think the Beatles is one band that, if I'm working on a song arrangement or if I have some idea for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/i-think-the-beatles-is-one-band-that-if-i-m-working-on-a-song/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/chris-cornell-2180_band_i-think-the-beatles-is-one-band-that-if_1567602.jpg) > [Due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences, I am permanently leaving the band Audioslave. I wish the other three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/due-to-irresolvable-personality-conflicts-as-well-as-musical/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bb/chris-cornell-2180_band_due-to-irresolvable-personality-conflict_253418.jpg) > [A band that makes records and tours is also a business. That's usually where a lot of disagreements come. It's four guys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/a-band-that-makes-records-and-tours-is-also-a-business-that-s-usually/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b7/chris-cornell-2180_band_a-band-that-makes-records-and-tours-is-a_1646238.jpg) > [Whenever anyone sends me a link to a band, saying, 'These guys sound exactly like Soundgarden,' it's always some super simple sludge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/whenever-anyone-sends-me-a-link-to-a-band-saying-these-guys-sound/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a46/chris-cornell-2180_always_whenever-anyone-sends-me-a-link-to-a-ban_1254298.jpg) > [I don't think there are too many rock bands in history that can look at the beginning and middle and ending of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/i-don-t-think-there-are-too-many-rock-bands-in-history-that-can-look/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af3/chris-cornell-2180_band_i-don-t-think-there-are-too-many-rock-ba_1379833.jpg) > [I started as a drummer, so I sort of took on singing duties by default. I had sung backgrounds and some lead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/i-started-as-a-drummer-so-i-sort-of-took-on-singing-duties-by-default/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6d/chris-cornell-2180_backgrounds_i-started-as-a-drummer-so-i-sort-of-took_266058.jpg) ## Other authors on Band ## More by Chris Cornell > [I've had a long career and I want to continue to have a long career. The way to do that is not to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/i-ve-had-a-long-career-and-i-want-to-continue-to-have-a-long-career/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) > [Music is supposed to be inspired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/music-is-supposed-to-be-inspired/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) > [I think it's important for fans to know that but if I'm doing something that inspires me musically then I think it will inspire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/i-think-it-s-important-for-fans-to-know-that-but-if-i-m-doing/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) > [As a child, I was this record collector/listener that would sit in a room and listen to the entire Beatles catalog alone, over and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/as-a-child-i-was-this-record-collector-listener-that-would-sit-in-a/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) > [When you start your first band and it has an impact on the rest of the world you go through a lot with those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/when-you-start-your-first-band-and-it-has-an-impact-on-the-rest-of/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) > [In the United States, workouts tend to focus on body image and how you look. For me, it's really all about the brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/in-the-united-states-workouts-tend-to-focus-on-body-image-and-how-you/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) > [I don't care what people think of me or for what reason they think of me. I don't feel like I don't know who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/i-don-t-care-what-people-think-of-me-or-for-what-reason-they-think-of/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) > [I would look at older blues musicians who just keep going into their seventies. They keep doing it until they drop dead. And I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/i-would-look-at-older-blues-musicians-who-just-keep-going-into-their/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) > [I used to work in jobs I hated because I needed the money to buy a guitar. I know what it feels like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/i-used-to-work-in-jobs-i-hated-because-i-needed-the-money-to-buy-a/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) > [When that much time goes by, you're really listening to your old music differently. At the time it's written, it was the beginning of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/when-that-much-time-goes-by-you-re-really-listening-to-your-old-music/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) > [Due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences, I am permanently leaving the band Audioslave. I wish the other three members nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/due-to-irresolvable-personality-conflicts-as-well-as-musical/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) > [It's good for me to be involved in different things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/it-s-good-for-me-to-be-involved-in-different-things/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) > [I started as a drummer, so I sort of took on singing duties by default. I had sung backgrounds and some lead vocals from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/i-started-as-a-drummer-so-i-sort-of-took-on-singing-duties-by-default/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) > [And if you dont believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/and-if-you-dont-believe-the-sun-will-rise-stand-alone-and-greet-the/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) > [Companies figured out that the easiest way to make money was to reissue records that the accounting department had paid for years ago and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/companies-figured-out-that-the-easiest-way-to-make-money-was-to/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/chris-cornell/#itemlist", "name": "15 Band Quotes By Chris Cornell", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There was a period in my life where most of my musical career was spent in a band that was very aggressive, and there was sort of a wall of volume all the time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Cornell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/there-was-a-period-in-my-life-where-most-of-my-musical-career-was/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/482/chris-cornell-2180_band_there-was-a-period-in-my-life-where-most_2175620.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/482/chris-cornell-2180_band_there-was-a-period-in-my-life-where-most_2175620.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/482/chris-cornell-2180_band_there-was-a-period-in-my-life-where-most_2175620.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There was a period in my life where most of my musical career was spent in a band that was very aggressive…” — Chris Cornell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you start your first band and it has an impact on the rest of the world you go through a lot with those guys and you become very protective of that legacy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Cornell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/when-you-start-your-first-band-and-it-has-an-impact-on-the-rest-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/chris-cornell-2180_band_when-you-start-your-first-band-and-it-ha_51244.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/chris-cornell-2180_band_when-you-start-your-first-band-and-it-ha_51244.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/chris-cornell-2180_band_when-you-start-your-first-band-and-it-ha_51244.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you start your first band and it has an impact on the rest of the world you go through a lot with those…” — Chris Cornell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Radio and TV can still push a band, but things need to be shaken up. 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I was going to do whatever.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Cornell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/i-was-going-to-be-a-musician-no-matter-what-it-took-i-supported/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99f/chris-cornell-2180_art_i-was-going-to-be-a-musician-no-matter-w_2683826.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99f/chris-cornell-2180_art_i-was-going-to-be-a-musician-no-matter-w_2683826.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99f/chris-cornell-2180_art_i-was-going-to-be-a-musician-no-matter-w_2683826.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was going to be a musician, no matter what it took. 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