--- title: "1 College Dad Quotes By Mark Foster" description: "1 College Dad quotes by Mark Foster. Plus more from Mark Foster and more College Dad sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a63/mark-foster-5994_bad_i-had-really-bad-grades-in-high-school-a_1787646.jpg" --- > [I had really bad grades in high school and didn't want to go to college, and my dad said, 'Why don't you move to L.A. or New York and pursue music? You've always been good at it.' It was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-had-really-bad-grades-in-high-school-and-didn-t-want-to-go-to/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a63/mark-foster-5994_bad_i-had-really-bad-grades-in-high-school-a_1787646.jpg) ## More by Mark Foster > [I don't care if it's Dr. Dre or Dr. Luke or Brian Eno. When you're in a studio and making music together, it becomes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-don-t-care-if-it-s-dr-dre-or-dr-luke-or-brian-eno-when-you-re-in-a/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) > [I've written so many songs that are hopeful - songs that are, like, about an old man that gives all his possessions away because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-ve-written-so-many-songs-that-are-hopeful-songs-that-are-like-about/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) > [I realized probably when I was, like, 20 years old that the hardest thing to do is to write a pop song - not,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-realized-probably-when-i-was-like-20-years-old-that-the-hardest/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) > [I've written hundreds of songs, and I tend to think that my instincts are pretty good when it comes to what people are going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-ve-written-hundreds-of-songs-and-i-tend-to-think-that-my-instincts/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) > [A timeless pop song is the hardest thing to do as a songwriter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/a-timeless-pop-song-is-the-hardest-thing-to-do-as-a-songwriter/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) > [I like to write about real-life topics, and I like to write about different walks of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-like-to-write-about-real-life-topics-and-i-like-to-write-about/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) > [I love to honour people and to write positive songs about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-love-to-honour-people-and-to-write-positive-songs-about-them/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) > [We're not trying to be a mega-pop-band, but we also wouldn't be opposed to selling millions of records, either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/we-re-not-trying-to-be-a-mega-pop-band-but-we-also-wouldn-t-be/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) > [I truly believe that love is greater than politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-truly-believe-that-love-is-greater-than-politics/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) > [I remember, when I heard Jeff Buckley's 'Grace,' on first listen I just thought it was such a great song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-remember-when-i-heard-jeff-buckley-s-grace-on-first-listen-i-just/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) > [In Morocco, a Muslim country, I got to hear the call to prayer five times a day. At first it felt kind of scary,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/in-morocco-a-muslim-country-i-got-to-hear-the-call-to-prayer-five/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) > [I'm really into the recycling of art. That one piece of art inspires another piece of art, which inspires another piece of art. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-m-really-into-the-recycling-of-art-that-one-piece-of-art-inspires/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) > [I've played so many gigs in front of around seven people. It's difficult to keep motivated, but it's all about growth. The love of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-ve-played-so-many-gigs-in-front-of-around-seven-people-it-s/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) > [I love countermelodies, I love hooks and melodies that stick in your head. If I could put 20 melodies in a song and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-love-countermelodies-i-love-hooks-and-melodies-that-stick-in-your/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) > [I look at bands like the Beach Boys, Hall & Oates and Blur, and those are the bands I want to be in company…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-look-at-bands-like-the-beach-boys-hall-oates-and-blur-and-those-are/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/college-dad/mark-foster/#itemlist", "name": "1 College Dad Quotes By Mark Foster", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I had really bad grades in high school and didn't want to go to college, and my dad said, 'Why don't you move to L.A. or New York and pursue music? 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