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title: "4 Early Quotes By Ron Mael"
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> [The first time we wrote a full-blown movie musical was our adaptation of 'Mai, the Psychic Girl' for Tim Burton, which didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/the-first-time-we-wrote-a-full-blown-movie-musical-was-our-adaptation/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/ron-mael-5107_actor_the-first-time-we-wrote-a-full-blown-mov_614028.jpg)

> [When we were growing up, Russell and I were into The Who, The Move, The Kinks, early Pink Floyd, really good tight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/when-we-were-growing-up-russell-and-i-were-into-the-who-the-move-the/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/ron-mael-5107_bands_when-we-were-growing-up-russell-and-i-we_1082123.png)

> [We made demos of those early songs that we recorded in our guitarist's bedroom with just a reel-to-reel tape, and we sent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/we-made-demos-of-those-early-songs-that-we-recorded-in-our-guitarist/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/ron-mael-5107_early_we-made-demos-of-those-early-songs-that_1985592.png)

> [Yeah, 'Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth.' I almost hate to admit what it was originally intended to be, but it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/yeah-never-turn-your-back-on-mother-earth-i-almost-hate-to-admit-what/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67e/ron-mael-5107_early_yeah-never-turn-your-back-on-mother-eart_2567756.png)

## Other authors on Early

## More by Ron Mael

> [Even before we had a band, the merging of music and movies just seemed so perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/even-before-we-had-a-band-the-merging-of-music-and-movies-just-seemed/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

> [I can't say it wasn't fun in the 70s having screaming people in the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/i-can-t-say-it-wasn-t-fun-in-the-70s-having-screaming-people-in-the/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

> [Having more people accepting what you're doing - that's the kind of limelight we really cherish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/having-more-people-accepting-what-you-re-doing-that-s-the-kind-of/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

> [We just thought that bands from the U.S. in general were just really boring, and they didn't represent what we felt pop music should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/we-just-thought-that-bands-from-the-u-s-in-general-were-just-really/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

> [When things are sequenced really hard, it has an effect similar to the one power chords had in the '70s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/when-things-are-sequenced-really-hard-it-has-an-effect-similar-to-the/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

> [I'm so happy that the first time Russell and I saw 'Annette' with an audience was at the Cannes Film Festival, and even more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/i-m-so-happy-that-the-first-time-russell-and-i-saw-annette-with-an/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

> [We detested folk music because it was cerebral and sedate and we had no time for that. But the Byrds were OK because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/we-detested-folk-music-because-it-was-cerebral-and-sedate-and-we-had/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

> [Of course everybody wants to be filthy stinking rich. But we've seen the effect that having that kind of massive success has had on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/of-course-everybody-wants-to-be-filthy-stinking-rich-but-we-ve-seen/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

> [People have told me repeatedly of how scared they were of seeing me on television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/people-have-told-me-repeatedly-of-how-scared-they-were-of-seeing-me/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

> [We kind of have a cranky side of ourselves, so when people get upset about what we're doing, we kind of feel that we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/we-kind-of-have-a-cranky-side-of-ourselves-so-when-people-get-upset/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

> [There aren't enough people fighting for being conservative with your sexual tastes. There's a little too much adventuresome stuff going on, so it's good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/there-aren-t-enough-people-fighting-for-being-conservative-with-your/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

> [There is something encouraging about the rebellious spirit of the Internet. It's like the modern equivalent of punk - anyone can make a record.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/there-is-something-encouraging-about-the-rebellious-spirit-of-the/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

> [It's almost as if the most successful people don't put too much effort into being so brilliant at what they do, that they're just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/it-s-almost-as-if-the-most-successful-people-don-t-put-too-much/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

> [We're not trying to be esoteric. There is that about what we do, but we like to be there at the table with everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/we-re-not-trying-to-be-esoteric-there-is-that-about-what-we-do-but-we/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

> [In a personal way, we like to irritate by just staying around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/in-a-personal-way-we-like-to-irritate-by-just-staying-around/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

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