---
title: "5 Cheap Quotes By Rick Nielsen"
description: "5 Cheap quotes by Rick Nielsen. Plus more from Rick Nielsen and more Cheap sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fb/rick-nielsen-3997_cheap_we-re-cheap-trick-and-the-majority-of-pe_589525.jpg"
---

> [We're Cheap Trick, and the majority of people know about three songs, and the real huge fans know about eight. There are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/we-re-cheap-trick-and-the-majority-of-people-know-about-three-songs/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fb/rick-nielsen-3997_cheap_we-re-cheap-trick-and-the-majority-of-pe_589525.jpg)

> [Duane Eddy is somebody I wanted to play like. I discovered him before The Beatles, and he totally got to me. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/duane-eddy-is-somebody-i-wanted-to-play-like-i-discovered-him-before/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f50/rick-nielsen-3997_back_duane-eddy-is-somebody-i-wanted-to-play_743433.jpg)

> [I like the guys in Cheap Trick. I like playing in it and the music we do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-like-the-guys-in-cheap-trick-i-like-playing-in-it-and-the-music-we/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c2/rick-nielsen-3997_cheap_i-like-the-guys-in-cheap-trick-i-like-pl_1434656.jpg)

> [Cheap Trick have always prided ourselves on being groundbreaking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/cheap-trick-have-always-prided-ourselves-on-being-groundbreaking/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/rick-nielsen-3997_always_cheap-trick-have-always-prided-ourselves_2490638.jpg)

> [There's no rush to ever put out a new Cheap Trick record. We put it out when we feel like it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/there-s-no-rush-to-ever-put-out-a-new-cheap-trick-record-we-put-it/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7d/rick-nielsen-3997_cheap_there-s-no-rush-to-ever-put-out-a-new-ch_2558977.jpg)

## Other authors on Cheap

## More by Rick Nielsen

> [I have too many options when it comes to guitars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-have-too-many-options-when-it-comes-to-guitars/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

> [I took one guitar lesson, and they wanted me to play 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' or 'Michael Row the Boat Ashore,' and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-took-one-guitar-lesson-and-they-wanted-me-to-play-mary-had-a-little/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

> [I got to meet Keith Moon!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-got-to-meet-keith-moon/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

> [If you start having to tell people you're cool, you're not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/if-you-start-having-to-tell-people-you-re-cool-you-re-not/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

> [I knew the guys in the Allman Brothers way back in the day, before they were famous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-knew-the-guys-in-the-allman-brothers-way-back-in-the-day-before/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

> [Look at Bob Dylan: his voice is not a great sound, but it gets the idea across... and that is what's really important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/look-at-bob-dylan-his-voice-is-not-a-great-sound-but-it-gets-the-idea/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

> [I think every one of our songs could be a Top 10 record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-think-every-one-of-our-songs-could-be-a-top-10-record/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

> [I'm kind of a goony guy, a dweeb or a geek.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-m-kind-of-a-goony-guy-a-dweeb-or-a-geek/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

> [I always thought of myself as more of a rhythm player than a big soloist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-always-thought-of-myself-as-more-of-a-rhythm-player-than-a-big/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

> [I started out as a drummer, and when I was 9, my drum teacher had an album out. He was the rudiment king! He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-started-out-as-a-drummer-and-when-i-was-9-my-drum-teacher-had-an/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

> [I've seen bands come out and begin their concerts with these long, slow, boring songs. Are they kidding, or what?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-ve-seen-bands-come-out-and-begin-their-concerts-with-these-long/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

> [Madison Square Garden sounds like crap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/madison-square-garden-sounds-like-crap/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

> [Some bands, they're too snooty, or they think they're too this or that and wouldn't talk to us. And some other bands are afraid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/some-bands-they-re-too-snooty-or-they-think-they-re-too-this-or-that/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

> [I love guitars, and guitars love me, but sometimes they need new homes where they can live to rock another day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-love-guitars-and-guitars-love-me-but-sometimes-they-need-new-homes/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

> [If you're going to be ridiculous, be over-the-top ridiculous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/if-you-re-going-to-be-ridiculous-be-over-the-top-ridiculous/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cheap/rick-nielsen/#itemlist",
            "name": "5 Cheap Quotes By Rick Nielsen",
            "numberOfItems": 5,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We're Cheap Trick, and the majority of people know about three songs, and the real huge fans know about eight. There are 292 songs people have never heard.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Nielsen"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/we-re-cheap-trick-and-the-majority-of-people-know-about-three-songs/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fb/rick-nielsen-3997_cheap_we-re-cheap-trick-and-the-majority-of-pe_589525.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fb/rick-nielsen-3997_cheap_we-re-cheap-trick-and-the-majority-of-pe_589525.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fb/rick-nielsen-3997_cheap_we-re-cheap-trick-and-the-majority-of-pe_589525.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We're Cheap Trick, and the majority of people know about three songs, and the real huge fans know about…” — Rick Nielsen",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Duane Eddy is somebody I wanted to play like. I discovered him before The Beatles, and he totally got to me. He sent me a note back in 1977 and said that he really liked what Cheap Trick were doing. That's one of those 'Wow!' moments, you know?",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Nielsen"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/duane-eddy-is-somebody-i-wanted-to-play-like-i-discovered-him-before/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f50/rick-nielsen-3997_back_duane-eddy-is-somebody-i-wanted-to-play_743433.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f50/rick-nielsen-3997_back_duane-eddy-is-somebody-i-wanted-to-play_743433.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f50/rick-nielsen-3997_back_duane-eddy-is-somebody-i-wanted-to-play_743433.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Duane Eddy is somebody I wanted to play like. I discovered him before The Beatles, and he totally got to me…” — Rick Nielsen",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I like the guys in Cheap Trick. I like playing in it and the music we do.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Nielsen"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-like-the-guys-in-cheap-trick-i-like-playing-in-it-and-the-music-we/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c2/rick-nielsen-3997_cheap_i-like-the-guys-in-cheap-trick-i-like-pl_1434656.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c2/rick-nielsen-3997_cheap_i-like-the-guys-in-cheap-trick-i-like-pl_1434656.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c2/rick-nielsen-3997_cheap_i-like-the-guys-in-cheap-trick-i-like-pl_1434656.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I like the guys in Cheap Trick. I like playing in it and the music we do.” — Rick Nielsen",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Cheap Trick have always prided ourselves on being groundbreaking.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Nielsen"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/cheap-trick-have-always-prided-ourselves-on-being-groundbreaking/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/rick-nielsen-3997_always_cheap-trick-have-always-prided-ourselves_2490638.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/rick-nielsen-3997_always_cheap-trick-have-always-prided-ourselves_2490638.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/rick-nielsen-3997_always_cheap-trick-have-always-prided-ourselves_2490638.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Cheap Trick have always prided ourselves on being groundbreaking.” — Rick Nielsen",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "There's no rush to ever put out a new Cheap Trick record. We put it out when we feel like it.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Nielsen"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/there-s-no-rush-to-ever-put-out-a-new-cheap-trick-record-we-put-it/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7d/rick-nielsen-3997_cheap_there-s-no-rush-to-ever-put-out-a-new-ch_2558977.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7d/rick-nielsen-3997_cheap_there-s-no-rush-to-ever-put-out-a-new-ch_2558977.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7d/rick-nielsen-3997_cheap_there-s-no-rush-to-ever-put-out-a-new-ch_2558977.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“There's no rush to ever put out a new Cheap Trick record. We put it out when we feel like it.” — Rick Nielsen",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cheap/rick-nielsen/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cheap/rick-nielsen/",
            "name": "Cheap Quotes by Rick Nielsen",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cheap/rick-nielsen/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fb/rick-nielsen-3997_cheap_we-re-cheap-trick-and-the-majority-of-pe_589525.jpg"
            },
            "description": "5 Cheap quotes by Rick Nielsen. Plus more from Rick Nielsen and more Cheap sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cheap/rick-nielsen/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cheap/rick-nielsen/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Cheap",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cheap/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Rick Nielsen",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cheap/rick-nielsen/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```