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title: "4 Chili Quotes By Josh Klinghoffer"
description: "4 Chili quotes by Josh Klinghoffer. Plus more from Josh Klinghoffer and more Chili sayings from other authors."
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> [I've always been a singer in my mind. Fronting a band is something I've never done because I've always done other things.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/i-ve-always-been-a-singer-in-my-mind-fronting-a-band-is-something-i/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/458/josh-klinghoffer-36808_always_i-ve-always-been-a-singer-in-my-mind-fro_1030692.jpg)

> [The only thing I've ever wanted to do is really make people happy, offer some sort of positivity with music that I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/the-only-thing-i-ve-ever-wanted-to-do-is-really-make-people-happy/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/josh-klinghoffer-36808_came_the-only-thing-i-ve-ever-wanted-to-do-is_2127457.jpg)

> [It's a weird thing to have a Hall of Fame for rock. It's weird that I spent years worshiping the Cure, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/it-s-a-weird-thing-to-have-a-hall-of-fame-for-rock-it-s-weird-that-i/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e64/josh-klinghoffer-36808_chili_it-s-a-weird-thing-to-have-a-hall-of-fam_2680410.jpg)

> [The Chili Peppers have a real strict two-week on/two-week off policy - aside from me, everybody has families.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/the-chili-peppers-have-a-real-strict-two-week-on-two-week-off-policy/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69f/josh-klinghoffer-36808_aside_the-chili-peppers-have-a-real-strict-two_3181438.jpg)

## More by Josh Klinghoffer

> [I just like playing music and doing it with people that I care about. It doesn't really matter where. It's like, 'Why don't we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/i-just-like-playing-music-and-doing-it-with-people-that-i-care-about/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

> [I like really sparse electronics, lush arrangements, and interesting chord structures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/i-like-really-sparse-electronics-lush-arrangements-and-interesting/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

> [Dot Hacker, to me, sounds like a collection of all my tastes. I hear four people trying to fill up as much space as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/dot-hacker-to-me-sounds-like-a-collection-of-all-my-tastes-i-hear/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

> [I've always been a singer in my mind. Fronting a band is something I've never done because I've always done other things. It's something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/i-ve-always-been-a-singer-in-my-mind-fronting-a-band-is-something-i/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

> [I don't think there should be a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/i-don-t-think-there-should-be-a-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-period/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

> [I always like to say that the music I'd like to make is somewhere between Pan Sonic and Scott Walker. But I don't sing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/i-always-like-to-say-that-the-music-i-d-like-to-make-is-somewhere/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

> [Since I was a teenager, I wanted to be in a band with my mates: my pure image of a band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/since-i-was-a-teenager-i-wanted-to-be-in-a-band-with-my-mates-my-pure/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

> [The only thing I've ever wanted to do is really make people happy, offer some sort of positivity with music that I've written. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/the-only-thing-i-ve-ever-wanted-to-do-is-really-make-people-happy/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

> [Life seems terrible and disappointing, so you need to find something you need to make you stick around. Music that makes me happiest is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/life-seems-terrible-and-disappointing-so-you-need-to-find-something/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

> [I'll try not to let a day go by without making a song. I don't think I've created a lot of music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/i-ll-try-not-to-let-a-day-go-by-without-making-a-song-i-don-t-think-i/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

> [It's a weird thing to have a Hall of Fame for rock. It's weird that I spent years worshiping the Cure, and here's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/it-s-a-weird-thing-to-have-a-hall-of-fame-for-rock-it-s-weird-that-i/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

> [The Chili Peppers have a real strict two-week on/two-week off policy - aside from me, everybody has families.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-klinghoffer/the-chili-peppers-have-a-real-strict-two-week-on-two-week-off-policy/)

[Josh Klinghoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-klinghoffer/)

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