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> [One of the most important things you need when you're doing big shows, like Rock in Rio, is consistency, and that starts with the sound in your ears. If it isn't just right, it throws you off and makes it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/one-of-the-most-important-things-you-need-when-you-re-doing-big-shows/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

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## More by Tony Kanal

> [If the audience is bringing it, it always goes up 10 notches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/if-the-audience-is-bringing-it-it-always-goes-up-10-notches/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

> [I think we all realize that, if anyone left, it wouldn't be No Doubt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/i-think-we-all-realize-that-if-anyone-left-it-wouldn-t-be-no-doubt/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

> [Gwen is someone that girls can look up to and feel like they know. She is very Everygirl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/gwen-is-someone-that-girls-can-look-up-to-and-feel-like-they-know-she/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

> [On No Doubt's second visit to Paisley Park, sometime around 1999, we were working on a song with Prince called Waiting Room,' which would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/on-no-doubt-s-second-visit-to-paisley-park-sometime-around-1999-we/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

> [We came from that whole school of thinking that you give people 150 percent every time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/we-came-from-that-whole-school-of-thinking-that-you-give-people-150/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

> [It's not We're an awesome band.' The bottom line is, we're just very fortunate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/it-s-not-we-re-an-awesome-band-the-bottom-line-is-we-re-just-very/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

> [We've had lots of breaks, especially over the last 10 years, so to still be getting together and to be able to get on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/we-ve-had-lots-of-breaks-especially-over-the-last-10-years-so-to/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

> [One of the best things about being in a band for so long and having any level of success is the opportunity to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/one-of-the-best-things-about-being-in-a-band-for-so-long-and-having/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

> [We've always found a muse for a record - something that's a unifying inspiration for the four of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/we-ve-always-found-a-muse-for-a-record-something-that-s-a-unifying/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

> [I'm just always impressed with what Gwen pulls off. She's amazing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/i-m-just-always-impressed-with-what-gwen-pulls-off-she-s-amazing/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

> [You don't bring people down to your show and expect them to stand there and look at your shoes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/you-don-t-bring-people-down-to-your-show-and-expect-them-to-stand/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

> [You don't have to be singing songs about angst and pain to be credible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/you-don-t-have-to-be-singing-songs-about-angst-and-pain-to-be-credible/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

> [We wrote the early idea for Undone' but it just wasn't working. Then Gwen had to go to England for some family stuff and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/we-wrote-the-early-idea-for-undone-but-it-just-wasn-t-working-then/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

> [We've been through the experience of being in high school and starting a band. Then we were also a garage band, while we were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/we-ve-been-through-the-experience-of-being-in-high-school-and/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

> [Think about being onstage playing these songs. I'm opening my personal life up to all these people. But I just can't get attached. I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/think-about-being-onstage-playing-these-songs-i-m-opening-my-personal/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

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