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title: "5 Battle Bands Quotes by 5 authors"
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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…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e8/cheech-marin-9561_bands_our-first-gig-was-a-battle-of-the-bands_64809.jpg)

> [When I was young, my ambitions were very modest. I thought, "If only I could play at the battle of the bands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-peart/when-i-was-young-my-ambitions-were-very-modest-i-thought-if-only-i/)

[Neil Peart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-peart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/neil-peart-3563_ambition_when-i-was-young-my-ambitions-were-very_278232.png)

> [There's the tradition in jazz of having the Battle of the Bands, and you do not want to get your head cut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wynton-marsalis/there-s-the-tradition-in-jazz-of-having-the-battle-of-the-bands-and/)

[Wynton Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wynton-marsalis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c71/wynton-marsalis-1721_band_there-s-the-tradition-in-jazz-of-having_294287.png)

> [At the battle of the bands the loser's always the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demetri-martin/at-the-battle-of-the-bands-the-loser-s-always-the-audience/)

[Demetri Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demetri-martin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4b/demetri-martin-511_audience_at-the-battle-of-the-bands-the-loser-s-a_1604622.jpg)

> [If aliens came down and challenged us to a Battle of the Bands to decide the fate of Planet Earth, I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/if-aliens-came-down-and-challenged-us-to-a-battle-of-the-bands-to/)

[Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f4/tom-morello-5390_aliens_if-aliens-came-down-and-challenged-us-to_1673609.jpg)

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