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> [When I grew up music was something I did on the side - I played sports, I went to school - and so music was always there, and I was really fortunate to have that, but so were so many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-armstrong/when-i-grew-up-music-was-something-i-did-on-the-side-i-played-sports/)

[Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-armstrong/)

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## More by Joe Armstrong

> [The temptation to add features to a program must be resisted as strongly as possible. This requires the dedication of a saint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-armstrong/the-temptation-to-add-features-to-a-program-must-be-resisted-as/)

[Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-armstrong/)

> [The problem with object-oriented languages is they've got all this implicit environment that they carry around with them. You wanted a banana but what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-armstrong/the-problem-with-object-oriented-languages-is-they-ve-got-all-this/)

[Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-armstrong/)

> [Everyone should be able to go to a concert and enjoy music, and not feel like they're going to be harassed. That's how I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-armstrong/everyone-should-be-able-to-go-to-a-concert-and-enjoy-music-and-not/)

[Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-armstrong/)

> [I want to be as big as I can be. To me, being big is just playing in front of a lot of people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-armstrong/i-want-to-be-as-big-as-i-can-be-to-me-being-big-is-just-playing-in/)

[Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-armstrong/)

> [When I grew up music was something I did on the side - I played sports, I went to school - and so music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-armstrong/when-i-grew-up-music-was-something-i-did-on-the-side-i-played-sports/)

[Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-armstrong/)

> [I have a feeling that any simple problem can be made arbitrarily difficult by imposing a suitably heavy administrative process around the development.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-armstrong/i-have-a-feeling-that-any-simple-problem-can-be-made-arbitrarily/)

[Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-armstrong/)

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