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> [You hear about bands who say, "We did one show where only 20 people showed up", well that was our average gig for five years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dexter-holland/you-hear-about-bands-who-say-we-did-one-show-where-only-20-people/)

[Dexter Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dexter-holland/)

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## More by Dexter Holland

> [I think music is so diverse today, and bands are so diverse. If you were a rock band in the Eighties, you kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dexter-holland/i-think-music-is-so-diverse-today-and-bands-are-so-diverse-if-you/)

[Dexter Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dexter-holland/)

> [You hear about bands who say, "We did one show where only 20 people showed up", well that was our average gig for five years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dexter-holland/you-hear-about-bands-who-say-we-did-one-show-where-only-20-people/)

[Dexter Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dexter-holland/)

> [You can't sing about the same things as you did when you were 20; it would be ridiculous to sing about, I don't know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dexter-holland/you-can-t-sing-about-the-same-things-as-you-did-when-you-were-20-it/)

[Dexter Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dexter-holland/)

> [There's something undeniably oxymoronic about a 'successful' rock n' roll band. Who wants to hear a bunch of success stories whining about their success?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dexter-holland/there-s-something-undeniably-oxymoronic-about-a-successful-rock-n/)

[Dexter Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dexter-holland/)

> [Who decides what is and what isn't punk? I want to write songs that people hear and feel, and I want to be successful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dexter-holland/who-decides-what-is-and-what-isn-t-punk-i-want-to-write-songs-that/)

[Dexter Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dexter-holland/)

> [If you go back to 'Pretty Fly,' it was a very popish song, but there was a satirical side to it, and I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dexter-holland/if-you-go-back-to-pretty-fly-it-was-a-very-popish-song-but-there-was/)

[Dexter Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dexter-holland/)

> [Punk rock is very rebellious, of course, but it also means thinking for yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dexter-holland/punk-rock-is-very-rebellious-of-course-but-it-also-means-thinking-for/)

[Dexter Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dexter-holland/)

> [Punk rock wasn't a career choice. It was a hobby that we did for fun. We never thought we'd get as big as our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dexter-holland/punk-rock-wasn-t-a-career-choice-it-was-a-hobby-that-we-did-for-fun/)

[Dexter Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dexter-holland/)

> [I haven't been able to write a song about flying. It just sounds cheesy. But for me, there's nothing like being up there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dexter-holland/i-haven-t-been-able-to-write-a-song-about-flying-it-just-sounds/)

[Dexter Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dexter-holland/)

> [Selling another 10 million albums is not a priority. Putting out something you're proud of is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dexter-holland/selling-another-10-million-albums-is-not-a-priority-putting-out/)

[Dexter Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dexter-holland/)

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