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title: "1 Percent Music Quotes By Ed Kowalczyk"
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> [From the very beginning, we were all a hundred and ten percent about the music, from the very early days when we could barely play our instruments, and we were just covering other people's songs when we were in high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/from-the-very-beginning-we-were-all-a-hundred-and-ten-percent-about/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/956/ed-kowalczyk-8908_beginning_from-the-very-beginning-we-were-all-a-hu_3209951.jpg)

## More by Ed Kowalczyk

> [I've never had trouble finding inspiration for new songs, no matter what I'm doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/i-ve-never-had-trouble-finding-inspiration-for-new-songs-no-matter/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

> [I have always been cursed or blessed with this inability to hide behind anything and to just say exactly what I am experiencing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/i-have-always-been-cursed-or-blessed-with-this-inability-to-hide/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

> [Those first big concerts we played as 'Throwing Copper' started to really reach people worldwide - I think we played our first big arena…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/those-first-big-concerts-we-played-as-throwing-copper-started-to/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

> [I remember people telling me that at 5 1/2 minutes long, 'Lightning Crashes' would never be a hit song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/i-remember-people-telling-me-that-at-5-1-2-minutes-long-lightning/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

> [I consider our music a catalyst, something that might spark a thought or a question.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/i-consider-our-music-a-catalyst-something-that-might-spark-a-thought/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

> [What I think shines through for us is that we have a real respect for the music and a real reverence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/what-i-think-shines-through-for-us-is-that-we-have-a-real-respect-for/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

> [I've always been into asking the big questions; I'm the last guy out the door at closing time cuz I was sittin' around 'til…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/i-ve-always-been-into-asking-the-big-questions-i-m-the-last-guy-out/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

> [You look at a song like 'Lightning Crashes,' and it's just so universal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/you-look-at-a-song-like-lightning-crashes-and-it-s-just-so-universal/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

> [The way you perform really depends on the way you live your life. It's not two separate things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/the-way-you-perform-really-depends-on-the-way-you-live-your-life-it-s/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

> [We've always been a band that questions things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/we-ve-always-been-a-band-that-questions-things/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

> [I kind of spooked myself about getting older. It's not that bad really.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/i-kind-of-spooked-myself-about-getting-older-it-s-not-that-bad-really/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

> [We don't want Offspring-itis, Green Day-itis: you know, that thing where bands are all over the place at once, getting everything at once -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/we-don-t-want-offspring-itis-green-day-itis-you-know-that-thing-where/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

> [“This world was just a dream\\ We were sleepin' now we are awake”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/this-world-was-just-a-dream-we-were-sleepin-now-we-are-awake/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

> [With 'Mental Jewelry,' we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to get something happening. I think we lost some of the personality in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/with-mental-jewelry-we-put-a-lot-of-pressure-on-ourselves-to-get/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

> [You're living in a fantasy to think that music can actually change something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/you-re-living-in-a-fantasy-to-think-that-music-can-actually-change/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

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