--- title: "10 Happy Mondays Quotes by 2 authors" description: "Browse 10 Happy Mondays quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Happy Mondays sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/bez-5475_again_i-don-t-want-to-do-happy-mondays-and-bla_1880023.jpg" --- > [I don't want to do Happy Mondays and Black Grape again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bez/i-don-t-want-to-do-happy-mondays-and-black-grape-again/) [Bez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/bez-5475_again_i-don-t-want-to-do-happy-mondays-and-bla_1880023.jpg) > [The Shaun Ryder in the Happy Mondays isn't the real Shaun Ryder. It's a caricature. Always has been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-ryder/the-shaun-ryder-in-the-happy-mondays-isn-t-the-real-shaun-ryder-it-s/) [Shaun Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/shaun-ryder-5361_always_the-shaun-ryder-in-the-happy-mondays-isn_2565540.jpg) > [When Happy Mondays came out, that was different to all the music around then.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-ryder/when-happy-mondays-came-out-that-was-different-to-all-the-music/) [Shaun Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/692/shaun-ryder-5361_around_when-happy-mondays-came-out-that-was-dif_2744366.jpg) > [When the Happy Mondays first got famous, I just thought, 'I deserve this, I deserve to sell records.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-ryder/when-the-happy-mondays-first-got-famous-i-just-thought-i-deserve-this/) [Shaun Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e6/shaun-ryder-5361_deserve_when-the-happy-mondays-first-got-famous_1050180.jpg) > [In a funny sort of way, the ramshackle bunch known as the Happy Mondays were a lifesaver for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bez/in-a-funny-sort-of-way-the-ramshackle-bunch-known-as-the-happy/) [Bez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d6/bez-5475_funny_in-a-funny-sort-of-way-the-ramshackle-bu_2100417.jpg) > [When the Happy Mondays started I was like the dad of the band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-ryder/when-the-happy-mondays-started-i-was-like-the-dad-of-the-band/) [Shaun Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7f/shaun-ryder-5361_band_when-the-happy-mondays-started-i-was-lik_27173.jpg) > [“So, that was the original Happy Mondays line-up before Bez joined. Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder, Mark Day, Paul Davis and Gaz Whelan.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-ryder/so-that-was-the-original-happy-mondays-line-up-before-bez-joined/) [Shaun Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/shaun-ryder-5361_shaun-ryder_so-that-was-the-original-happy-mondays-l_1967237.jpg) > [Seriously, I do 20 lengths a day. I get a few funny looks in the pool from people who think, 'Isn't that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-ryder/seriously-i-do-20-lengths-a-day-i-get-a-few-funny-looks-in-the-pool/) [Shaun Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61f/shaun-ryder-5361_day_seriously-i-do-20-lengths-a-day-i-get-a_1856563.jpg) > [Being in Happy Mondays has been like a long marriage with highs and lows. We've known each other since high school and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bez/being-in-happy-mondays-has-been-like-a-long-marriage-with-highs-and/) [Bez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30e/bez-5475_friendship_being-in-happy-mondays-has-been-like-a-l_2339548.jpg) > [Obviously we make a living out of the Happy Mondays. We've been 30-odd years in the industry and couldn't really go out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bez/obviously-we-make-a-living-out-of-the-happy-mondays-we-ve-been-30-odd/) [Bez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b40/bez-5475_go_obviously-we-make-a-living-out-of-the-ha_3120949.jpg) ## Top authors on Happy Mondays - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-shaun-ryder-5361.jpg) Shaun Ryder 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happy-mondays/shaun-ryder/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happy-mondays/#itemlist", "name": "Happy Mondays Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't want to do Happy Mondays and Black Grape again.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bez" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bez/i-don-t-want-to-do-happy-mondays-and-black-grape-again/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/bez-5475_again_i-don-t-want-to-do-happy-mondays-and-bla_1880023.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/bez-5475_again_i-don-t-want-to-do-happy-mondays-and-bla_1880023.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/bez-5475_again_i-don-t-want-to-do-happy-mondays-and-bla_1880023.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't want to do Happy Mondays and Black Grape again.” — Bez", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Shaun Ryder in the Happy Mondays isn't the real Shaun Ryder. 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