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title: "3 Bands Said Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Bands Said quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Bands Said sayings and thoughts."
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> [I don't think we're totally responsible. But you know, all the bands said it, that we did. Even Courtney Love said that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-up/i-don-t-think-we-re-totally-responsible-but-you-know-all-the-bands/)

[Ari Up](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-up/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ab/ari-up-50238_band_i-don-t-think-we-re-totally-responsible_913403.jpg)

> [We always said we wanted to be on a major. It's the only way you can every reach people. We were never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richey-edwards/we-always-said-we-wanted-to-be-on-a-major-it-s-the-only-way-you-can/)

[Richey Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richey-edwards/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef3/richey-edwards-13389_band_we-always-said-we-wanted-to-be-on-a-majo_3062219.jpg)

> [We were playing a festival in Dublin the other week. There was this other group, like, warming up in the next sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-e-smith/we-were-playing-a-festival-in-dublin-the-other-week-there-was-this/)

[Mark E. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-e-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e30/mark-e-smith-17592_band_we-were-playing-a-festival-in-dublin-the_3134459.jpg)

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