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> [A lot of what you do is about how you look. You're a good-looking guy who plays music, and you can't do anything about what happens because of that. If people say, "He's cute. I'm going to go buy his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/a-lot-of-what-you-do-is-about-how-you-look-you-re-a-good-looking-guy/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

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## More by Evan Dando

> [I lie around and play guitar, that's something I do for sure. In fact that's all I do, I think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/i-lie-around-and-play-guitar-that-s-something-i-do-for-sure-in-fact/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

> [I don't write down my experiences, but I have a very decent memory. I have tons of books in which I write down phrases…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/i-don-t-write-down-my-experiences-but-i-have-a-very-decent-memory-i/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

> [When I write a song, it's all about the riff - the riff first, then the words come later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/when-i-write-a-song-it-s-all-about-the-riff-the-riff-first-then-the/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

> [My high-school dream was to be in a band, pay my rent and eat - and I've been able to do that for 20…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/my-high-school-dream-was-to-be-in-a-band-pay-my-rent-and-eat-and-i-ve/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

> [I know so many songs. I'm like a walking karaoke torture machine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/i-know-so-many-songs-i-m-like-a-walking-karaoke-torture-machine/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

> [When I was 14 years old, I was a huge fan of the Velvets, the Stooges and the Modern Lovers. They are my three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/when-i-was-14-years-old-i-was-a-huge-fan-of-the-velvets-the-stooges/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

> [The best songs I write in 20 minutes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/the-best-songs-i-write-in-20-minutes/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

> [You know more about me than I do about myself, that's probably true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/you-know-more-about-me-than-i-do-about-myself-that-s-probably-true/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

> [A lot of what you do is about how you look. You're a good-looking guy who plays music, and you can't do anything about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/a-lot-of-what-you-do-is-about-how-you-look-you-re-a-good-looking-guy/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

> [For me, it's all about The Dubliners by James Joyce. I love The Dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/for-me-it-s-all-about-the-dubliners-by-james-joyce-i-love-the-dead/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

> [But Sneaky Pete was great. I didn't bug him about Gram. Not too much, anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/but-sneaky-pete-was-great-i-didn-t-bug-him-about-gram-not-too-much/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

> [Even the bands I dig don't have a history of attaining mass consumption.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/even-the-bands-i-dig-don-t-have-a-history-of-attaining-mass/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

> [I need the money. People don't understand how little money you make in a band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/i-need-the-money-people-don-t-understand-how-little-money-you-make-in/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

> [I don't like alcohol, but I still like to mess around with other stuff occasionally. I think it's important I take mushrooms and acid.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/i-don-t-like-alcohol-but-i-still-like-to-mess-around-with-other-stuff/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

> [So many times I thought to myself, man, I never want to do drugs again. But I would never sacrifice any experience I've ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-dando/so-many-times-i-thought-to-myself-man-i-never-want-to-do-drugs-again/)

[Evan Dando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-dando/)

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