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> [Punk was key to the early part of me playing guitar. I was really into melodic punk-rock. I related to punk more than Lynyrd Skynyrd or Yes or Van Halen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/punk-was-key-to-the-early-part-of-me-playing-guitar-i-was-really-into/)

[John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/)

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## More by John Rzeznik

> [I think about my daughter when I'm doing stuff, and I want to see it through her eyes, and I want her to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/i-think-about-my-daughter-when-i-m-doing-stuff-and-i-want-to-see-it/)

[John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/)

> [There are a lot of reasons to be hated in pop culture, and being a straight white male is one of them. In fact,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/there-are-a-lot-of-reasons-to-be-hated-in-pop-culture-and-being-a/)

[John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/)

> [Just call us the band that wouldn't die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/just-call-us-the-band-that-wouldn-t-die/)

[John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/)

> [The business of making music is changing so radically because of the Internet. It's become a lot more democratic in one respect, but in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/the-business-of-making-music-is-changing-so-radically-because-of-the/)

[John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/)

> [Every day somebody comes up to me and says, 'That song really helped me through a difficult time,' or 'That's me and my wife's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/every-day-somebody-comes-up-to-me-and-says-that-song-really-helped-me/)

[John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/)

> [Whether you are happy or miserable is completely a choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/whether-you-are-happy-or-miserable-is-completely-a-choice/)

[John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/)

> [“Doesn't it make you sad to know that life is not about who we are”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/doesn-t-it-make-you-sad-to-know-that-life-is-not-about-who-we-are/)

[John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/)

> [I got really sick of playing just, like, 'Bop-bop-bop-bada-bop-bop-bada-rapa-pah.' Just playing that 190-beats-per-minute punk-rock songs, I didn't feel it anymore. And I always loved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/i-got-really-sick-of-playing-just-like-bop-bop-bop-bada-bop-bop-bada/)

[John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/)

> [The only way you fail is if you quit. That has always sort of been pounded into my head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/the-only-way-you-fail-is-if-you-quit-that-has-always-sort-of-been/)

[John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/)

> [There was always a guitar hanging around the house when I was a kid. It was a much lower impact instrument than me playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/there-was-always-a-guitar-hanging-around-the-house-when-i-was-a-kid/)

[John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/)

> [Marriage is a really scary thing. I'm excited about it. I know it's not a mistake, it's the absolute right thing to do. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/marriage-is-a-really-scary-thing-i-m-excited-about-it-i-know-it-s-not/)

[John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/)

> [I want to cultivate my own sound in my own atmosphere, where the clock is not running.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/i-want-to-cultivate-my-own-sound-in-my-own-atmosphere-where-the-clock/)

[John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/)

> [In my family, my earliest memory of you get out of line is - BAM! It was a lot of corporal punishment. But you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/in-my-family-my-earliest-memory-of-you-get-out-of-line-is-bam-it-was/)

[John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/)

> [It's a crazy world!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/it-s-a-crazy-world/)

[John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/)

> [I'm a guy so I equate vulnerability with fear. What makes me fearful. I feel vulnerable when I release material, my work, to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/i-m-a-guy-so-i-equate-vulnerability-with-fear-what-makes-me-fearful-i/)

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