--- title: "10 Bands Say Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Bands Say quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Bands Say sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/566/brandon-flowers-8921_about_bands-that-say-they-don-t-care-about-how_2561949.jpg" --- > [Bands that say they don't care about how their records sell are liars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-flowers/bands-that-say-they-don-t-care-about-how-their-records-sell-are-liars/) [Brandon Flowers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-flowers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/566/brandon-flowers-8921_about_bands-that-say-they-don-t-care-about-how_2561949.jpg) > [You hear about bands who say, "We did one show where only 20 people showed up", well that was our average gig…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d31/dexter-holland-42235_average_you-hear-about-bands-who-say-we-did-one_241160.png) > [I have to say, our kind of music was always a struggle live. Quiet vocals and really loud drums and guitars, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miki-berenyi/i-have-to-say-our-kind-of-music-was-always-a-struggle-live-quiet/) [Miki Berenyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miki-berenyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/miki-berenyi-70032_amazed_i-have-to-say-our-kind-of-music-was-alwa_1002849.jpg) > [Everyone was so anti-wanting to be anything else. I guess a lot of bands say that but I think, for us, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-degraw/everyone-was-so-anti-wanting-to-be-anything-else-i-guess-a-lot-of/) [Brian Degraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-degraw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c71/brian-degraw-55340_bands_everyone-was-so-anti-wanting-to-be-anyth_2276748.jpg) > [I hear bands say they don't know what country they are in at times. Now I understand because we sleep at weird…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olly-alexander/i-hear-bands-say-they-don-t-know-what-country-they-are-in-at-times/) [Olly Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olly-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/olly-alexander-5923_always_i-hear-bands-say-they-don-t-know-what-co_2758119.jpg) > [I would urge all bands that say they only care about credibility and don't care about money to send Gene Simmons every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/i-would-urge-all-bands-that-say-they-only-care-about-credibility-and/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a64/gene-simmons-2164_band_i-would-urge-all-bands-that-say-they-onl_1241331.png) > [Don't believe bands who say it's all about the fans and they want to give their music away for free. The result…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/don-t-believe-bands-who-say-it-s-all-about-the-fans-and-they-want-to/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/gene-simmons-2164_band_don-t-believe-bands-who-say-it-s-all-abo_367468.jpg) > [So many bands would say that they were alternative, or they were this or that... 'Heavy metal' was a pretty uncool word…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinnie-paul/so-many-bands-would-say-that-they-were-alternative-or-they-were-this/) [Vinnie Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinnie-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/vinnie-paul-6254_best_so-many-bands-would-say-that-they-were-a_1996568.jpg) > [Bands get passed down as a tradition because people say to their kids: 'You want to hear this, because this right here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-real/bands-get-passed-down-as-a-tradition-because-people-say-to-their-kids/) [B-Real](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-real/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/292/b-real-4831_bands_bands-get-passed-down-as-a-tradition-bec_1033957.jpg) > [I think that the oversaturation of music market right now will eventually start taking care of itself, where some bands are like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-goldsmith/i-think-that-the-oversaturation-of-music-market-right-now-will/) [Taylor Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-goldsmith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/taylor-goldsmith-9795_care_i-think-that-the-oversaturation-of-music_1022198.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bands-say/#itemlist", "name": "Bands Say Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Bands that say they don't care about how their records sell are liars.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brandon Flowers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-flowers/bands-that-say-they-don-t-care-about-how-their-records-sell-are-liars/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/566/brandon-flowers-8921_about_bands-that-say-they-don-t-care-about-how_2561949.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/566/brandon-flowers-8921_about_bands-that-say-they-don-t-care-about-how_2561949.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/566/brandon-flowers-8921_about_bands-that-say-they-don-t-care-about-how_2561949.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Bands that say they don't care about how their records sell are liars.” — Brandon Flowers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dexter Holland" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dexter-holland/you-hear-about-bands-who-say-we-did-one-show-where-only-20-people/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d31/dexter-holland-42235_average_you-hear-about-bands-who-say-we-did-one_241160.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d31/dexter-holland-42235_average_you-hear-about-bands-who-say-we-did-one_241160.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d31/dexter-holland-42235_average_you-hear-about-bands-who-say-we-did-one_241160.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You hear about bands who say, \"We did one show where only 20 people showed up\", well that was our average…” — Dexter Holland", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have to say, our kind of music was always a struggle live. 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