--- title: "1 People Familiar Quotes By Ron Mael" description: "1 People Familiar quotes by Ron Mael. Plus more from Ron Mael and more People Familiar sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/ron-mael-5107_challenge_we-want-to-challenge-even-the-people-who_2012328.png" --- > [We want to challenge even the people who are familiar with what we've done in the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/we-want-to-challenge-even-the-people-who-are-familiar-with-what-we-ve/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/ron-mael-5107_challenge_we-want-to-challenge-even-the-people-who_2012328.png) ## More by Ron Mael > [Even before we had a band, the merging of music and movies just seemed so perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/even-before-we-had-a-band-the-merging-of-music-and-movies-just-seemed/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) > [I can't say it wasn't fun in the 70s having screaming people in the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/i-can-t-say-it-wasn-t-fun-in-the-70s-having-screaming-people-in-the/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) > [Having more people accepting what you're doing - that's the kind of limelight we really cherish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/having-more-people-accepting-what-you-re-doing-that-s-the-kind-of/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) > [We just thought that bands from the U.S. in general were just really boring, and they didn't represent what we felt pop music should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/we-just-thought-that-bands-from-the-u-s-in-general-were-just-really/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) > [When things are sequenced really hard, it has an effect similar to the one power chords had in the '70s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/when-things-are-sequenced-really-hard-it-has-an-effect-similar-to-the/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) > [I'm so happy that the first time Russell and I saw 'Annette' with an audience was at the Cannes Film Festival, and even more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/i-m-so-happy-that-the-first-time-russell-and-i-saw-annette-with-an/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) > [We detested folk music because it was cerebral and sedate and we had no time for that. But the Byrds were OK because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/we-detested-folk-music-because-it-was-cerebral-and-sedate-and-we-had/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) > [Of course everybody wants to be filthy stinking rich. But we've seen the effect that having that kind of massive success has had on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/of-course-everybody-wants-to-be-filthy-stinking-rich-but-we-ve-seen/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) > [People have told me repeatedly of how scared they were of seeing me on television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/people-have-told-me-repeatedly-of-how-scared-they-were-of-seeing-me/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) > [We kind of have a cranky side of ourselves, so when people get upset about what we're doing, we kind of feel that we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/we-kind-of-have-a-cranky-side-of-ourselves-so-when-people-get-upset/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) > [There aren't enough people fighting for being conservative with your sexual tastes. There's a little too much adventuresome stuff going on, so it's good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/there-aren-t-enough-people-fighting-for-being-conservative-with-your/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) > [There is something encouraging about the rebellious spirit of the Internet. It's like the modern equivalent of punk - anyone can make a record.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/there-is-something-encouraging-about-the-rebellious-spirit-of-the/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) > [It's almost as if the most successful people don't put too much effort into being so brilliant at what they do, that they're just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/it-s-almost-as-if-the-most-successful-people-don-t-put-too-much/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) > [We're not trying to be esoteric. There is that about what we do, but we like to be there at the table with everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/we-re-not-trying-to-be-esoteric-there-is-that-about-what-we-do-but-we/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) > [In a personal way, we like to irritate by just staying around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/in-a-personal-way-we-like-to-irritate-by-just-staying-around/) [Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people-familiar/ron-mael/#itemlist", "name": "1 People Familiar Quotes By Ron Mael", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We want to challenge even the people who are familiar with what we've done in the past.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ron Mael" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/we-want-to-challenge-even-the-people-who-are-familiar-with-what-we-ve/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/ron-mael-5107_challenge_we-want-to-challenge-even-the-people-who_2012328.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/ron-mael-5107_challenge_we-want-to-challenge-even-the-people-who_2012328.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/ron-mael-5107_challenge_we-want-to-challenge-even-the-people-who_2012328.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We want to challenge even the people who are familiar with what we've done in the past.” — Ron Mael", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people-familiar/ron-mael/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people-familiar/ron-mael/", "name": "People Familiar Quotes by Ron Mael", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people-familiar/ron-mael/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/ron-mael-5107_challenge_we-want-to-challenge-even-the-people-who_2012328.png" }, "description": "1 People Familiar quotes by Ron Mael. 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