---
title: "1 Defeatist Attitude Quotes By Ben Lee"
description: "1 Defeatist Attitude quotes by Ben Lee. Plus more from Ben Lee and more Defeatist Attitude sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/ben-lee-37665_artist_i-literally-make-music-for-my-wife-and-m_3113633.jpg"
---

> [I literally make music for my wife and my friends. I don't feel beholden to my fans. I don't even really know who they are. But, I know that this whole thing started with me making stuff that I got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lee/i-literally-make-music-for-my-wife-and-my-friends-i-don-t-feel/)

[Ben Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/ben-lee-37665_artist_i-literally-make-music-for-my-wife-and-m_3113633.jpg)

## More by Ben Lee

> [I like albums where all the songs are written in one go. If you're trying to create the number-one album with the best songs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lee/i-like-albums-where-all-the-songs-are-written-in-one-go-if-you-re/)

[Ben Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-lee/)

> [One of the biggest and most pleasant surprises is that, even when you have that need to keep up an appearance of being right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lee/one-of-the-biggest-and-most-pleasant-surprises-is-that-even-when-you/)

[Ben Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-lee/)

> [There's a great expression that says, "God is a jealous lover," and it's a very accurate expression that has nothing to do with whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lee/there-s-a-great-expression-that-says-god-is-a-jealous-lover-and-it-s/)

[Ben Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-lee/)

> [Interviewers have to be work really hard to be good. They¹re more inclined to be bad. Generally, they can go either way, but interviewing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lee/interviewers-have-to-be-work-really-hard-to-be-good-they-re-more/)

[Ben Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-lee/)

> [I've tried to make music that's more universal, but for me, it's most successful emotionally when it's most specific to what I'm going through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lee/i-ve-tried-to-make-music-that-s-more-universal-but-for-me-it-s-most/)

[Ben Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-lee/)

> [The moments when I first made something, like when I first wrote a song please me so intensely. Everything else after that is just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lee/the-moments-when-i-first-made-something-like-when-i-first-wrote-a/)

[Ben Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-lee/)

> [I watch a lot of TV and I got some new hair products.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lee/i-watch-a-lot-of-tv-and-i-got-some-new-hair-products/)

[Ben Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-lee/)

> [As a musician or a performer, you're meant to know what you're about, but it's ridiculous that someone 14 would have any idea of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lee/as-a-musician-or-a-performer-you-re-meant-to-know-what-you-re-about/)

[Ben Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-lee/)

> [In the silence, hear what can't be heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lee/in-the-silence-hear-what-can-t-be-heard/)

[Ben Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-lee/)

> [Imitate the sun. Don't worry if people understand you. Just shine shine shine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lee/imitate-the-sun-don-t-worry-if-people-understand-you-just-shine-shine/)

[Ben Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-lee/)

> [If I feel really authentically in my body, then everything seems to click. But, sometimes I can only get into that, if the atmosphere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lee/if-i-feel-really-authentically-in-my-body-then-everything-seems-to/)

[Ben Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-lee/)

> [I literally make music for my wife and my friends. I don't feel beholden to my fans. I don't even really know who they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lee/i-literally-make-music-for-my-wife-and-my-friends-i-don-t-feel/)

[Ben Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-lee/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defeatist-attitude/ben-lee/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Defeatist Attitude Quotes By Ben Lee",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I literally make music for my wife and my friends. I don't feel beholden to my fans. I don't even really know who they are. But, I know that this whole thing started with me making stuff that I got off on, and I've gotta believe that that's how it's going to end, too. That's the only way it can go. There are a lot of artists who have gotten pretty caught up in that. That's why I like the defeatist attitude. Just assume that no one is going to like it and that no one cares, and you'll end up making something that you really like.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ben Lee"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lee/i-literally-make-music-for-my-wife-and-my-friends-i-don-t-feel/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/ben-lee-37665_artist_i-literally-make-music-for-my-wife-and-m_3113633.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/ben-lee-37665_artist_i-literally-make-music-for-my-wife-and-m_3113633.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/ben-lee-37665_artist_i-literally-make-music-for-my-wife-and-m_3113633.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I literally make music for my wife and my friends. I don't feel beholden to my fans. I don't even really…” — Ben Lee",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defeatist-attitude/ben-lee/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defeatist-attitude/ben-lee/",
            "name": "Defeatist Attitude Quotes by Ben Lee",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defeatist-attitude/ben-lee/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/ben-lee-37665_artist_i-literally-make-music-for-my-wife-and-m_3113633.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Defeatist Attitude quotes by Ben Lee. Plus more from Ben Lee and more Defeatist Attitude sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defeatist-attitude/ben-lee/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defeatist-attitude/ben-lee/#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": "Defeatist Attitude",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defeatist-attitude/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Ben Lee",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defeatist-attitude/ben-lee/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@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
            }
        }
    ]
}
```