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> [We were never the cool band to like. They tried to put us into a hair-metal thing, but we weren't really Warrant or Poison. We were always outside the box. I think we had a little niche that nobody had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/we-were-never-the-cool-band-to-like-they-tried-to-put-us-into-a-hair/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60f/nuno-bettencourt-14026_band_we-were-never-the-cool-band-to-like-they_1630845.png)

## More by Nuno Bettencourt

> [You don't really write a hit song - you write a great song, and then, if the public decides it's a hit, they take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/you-don-t-really-write-a-hit-song-you-write-a-great-song-and-then-if/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

> [Even if we had the No. 1 video on MTV, and we had money and everything else, I think we'd always have more to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/even-if-we-had-the-no-1-video-on-mtv-and-we-had-money-and-everything/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

> [I never record anything like a demo, I just go for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/i-never-record-anything-like-a-demo-i-just-go-for-it/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

> [It's just a bunch of songs. I'm not trying to cure any major disease.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/it-s-just-a-bunch-of-songs-i-m-not-trying-to-cure-any-major-disease/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

> [We can play all we want, but if nobody's there, if nobody feels anything with what we're playing, then what's the purpose?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/we-can-play-all-we-want-but-if-nobody-s-there-if-nobody-feels/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

> [Rihanna is so into rock, and she gives me an empty canvas to work with. I get to do wild solos and crunch up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/rihanna-is-so-into-rock-and-she-gives-me-an-empty-canvas-to-work-with/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

> [I'm sad for younger bands that don't have a home that they know they can go to, like the twenty-five labels that used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/i-m-sad-for-younger-bands-that-don-t-have-a-home-that-they-know-they/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

> [Even with Extreme, I don't think you have a choice but to sort of have somewhat of an influence of the times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/even-with-extreme-i-don-t-think-you-have-a-choice-but-to-sort-of-have/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

> [As opposed to touring for three years and then going into the studio and writing an album, I think this record is representative of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/as-opposed-to-touring-for-three-years-and-then-going-into-the-studio/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

> [I think I'm a music fan before anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/i-think-i-m-a-music-fan-before-anything-else/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

> [As for the first guitar I actually bought, I believe it was a Cherry Red Kramer! I think I bought it because Eddie Van…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/as-for-the-first-guitar-i-actually-bought-i-believe-it-was-a-cherry/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

> [Live are a really good band. I like Stone Temple Pilots, Radiohead I love. Even Oasis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/live-are-a-really-good-band-i-like-stone-temple-pilots-radiohead-i/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

> [We've never written anything to have success with it. We've written songs that we love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/we-ve-never-written-anything-to-have-success-with-it-we-ve-written/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

> [Obviously the biggest change is that it's me by myself. When you don't have another band interpreting your songs or playing them the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/obviously-the-biggest-change-is-that-it-s-me-by-myself-when-you-don-t/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

> [It's always flattering when someone covers a song. I mean, when you're a young band, and you're unsigned - to think that someday people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/it-s-always-flattering-when-someone-covers-a-song-i-mean-when-you-re/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

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