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> [Our first gig was a battle of the bands. We did 45 minutes of comedy and never played a note - and we won!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/our-first-gig-was-a-battle-of-the-bands-we-did-45-minutes-of-comedy/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

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## More by Cheech Marin

> [Our first gig was a battle of the bands. We did 45 minutes of comedy and never played a note - and we won!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/our-first-gig-was-a-battle-of-the-bands-we-did-45-minutes-of-comedy/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

> [To me, you have to declare yourself a Chicano in order to be a Chicano. That makes a Chicano a Mexican-American with a defiant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/to-me-you-have-to-declare-yourself-a-chicano-in-order-to-be-a-chicano/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

> [As a kid, I used to go to the library and take out all the art books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/as-a-kid-i-used-to-go-to-the-library-and-take-out-all-the-art-books/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

> [I'm old enough to make my own decisions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/i-m-old-enough-to-make-my-own-decisions/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

> [It is surprising how many professional athletes, along with their families and friends, are gaga over movie and music stars, and the reverse is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/it-is-surprising-how-many-professional-athletes-along-with-their/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

> [Every kid that goes to Catholic school believes he's going to be a priest one day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/every-kid-that-goes-to-catholic-school-believes-he-s-going-to-be-a/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

> [ I wouldn't want them \[kids\] to raid my liquor cabinet and glug down my bourbon either. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/i-wouldn-t-want-them-kids-to-raid-my-liquor-cabinet-and-glug-down-my/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

> [In the end, the great leveler in any sport is performance on the field or on the court. Kids don't care what language players…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/in-the-end-the-great-leveler-in-any-sport-is-performance-on-the-field/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

> [I've never seen a NASCAR race; I've seen an Indianapolis 500 race.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/i-ve-never-seen-a-nascar-race-i-ve-seen-an-indianapolis-500-race/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

> [The reason we're so dangerous is because we're totally harmless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/the-reason-we-re-so-dangerous-is-because-we-re-totally-harmless/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

> [I was an altar boy and a choir member.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/i-was-an-altar-boy-and-a-choir-member/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

> [Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, my wife speaks five languages: Russian, English, French, Italian and, out of self-defense, Spanish. I watched her learn Spanish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/born-in-st-petersburg-russia-my-wife-speaks-five-languages-russian/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

> [I was part of the draft resistance movement in L.A. where we did demonstrations at the draft centre and burned our cards and made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/i-was-part-of-the-draft-resistance-movement-in-l-a-where-we-did/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

> [I'm the go-to guy for Mexican priests. I'm the new Barry Fitzgerald, except with a Mexican accent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/i-m-the-go-to-guy-for-mexican-priests-i-m-the-new-barry-fitzgerald/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

> [Well, sometimes you need the fields to lie fallow in order to gain nutrients.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheech-marin/well-sometimes-you-need-the-fields-to-lie-fallow-in-order-to-gain/)

[Cheech Marin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheech-marin/)

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