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> [When we first started playing shows, we were all 17. Everybody started somewhere. There were guys throwing shows in condemned houses and backyards just for the love of music and for the love of what bands were standing for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/when-we-first-started-playing-shows-we-were-all-17-everybody-started/)

[Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/)

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## More by Sonny Sandoval

> [We're all confused and have problems and struggles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/we-re-all-confused-and-have-problems-and-struggles/)

[Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/)

> [I'm really not the biggest metal fan as it is. I'm more of a hard-street-punk kind of kid, but I also loved hip hop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/i-m-really-not-the-biggest-metal-fan-as-it-is-i-m-more-of-a-hard/)

[Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/)

> [Some kid who thinks he's cool can say, 'Hey, I'm down with Jah.' It's the same thing as saying, 'I'm down with God.' If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/some-kid-who-thinks-he-s-cool-can-say-hey-i-m-down-with-jah-it-s-the/)

[Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/)

> [I listen to a lot of old-school worship music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/i-listen-to-a-lot-of-old-school-worship-music/)

[Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/)

> [I love the nation of Israel. I love Jewish people. My King was Jewish, and I embrace that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/i-love-the-nation-of-israel-i-love-jewish-people-my-king-was-jewish/)

[Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/)

> [I think we've connected with our fan base on more than just a rock n' roll level. We really do care about our fans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/i-think-we-ve-connected-with-our-fan-base-on-more-than-just-a-rock-n/)

[Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/)

> [Even before the mainstream knew about P.O.D., we were going for several years underground. For me, those were the times where it really was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/even-before-the-mainstream-knew-about-p-o-d-we-were-going-for-several/)

[Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/)

> [When I joined this band, I never thought of myself as a singer. I just did whatever I could, which was rap. And then,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/when-i-joined-this-band-i-never-thought-of-myself-as-a-singer-i-just/)

[Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/)

> [Some bands sound like one song the whole album through. We've been all over the place because we are punk, hardcore, rock n' roll,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/some-bands-sound-like-one-song-the-whole-album-through-we-ve-been-all/)

[Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/)

> [When you become a Christian, all of a sudden you start to live on this rapture mentality, like tomorrow the world's going to end.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/when-you-become-a-christian-all-of-a-sudden-you-start-to-live-on-this/)

[Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/)

> [I'm a daddy first; I'm a husband, and I'm a lover of God and people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/i-m-a-daddy-first-i-m-a-husband-and-i-m-a-lover-of-god-and-people/)

[Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/)

> [When we first started playing shows, we were all 17. Everybody started somewhere. There were guys throwing shows in condemned houses and backyards just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/when-we-first-started-playing-shows-we-were-all-17-everybody-started/)

[Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/)

> [We don't tell you what to think or believe in. That's not our job. We're rock musicians. Our job is to rock.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/we-don-t-tell-you-what-to-think-or-believe-in-that-s-not-our-job-we/)

[Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/)

> [I was never growing up saying, 'Dude, I want to sing in a band.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/i-was-never-growing-up-saying-dude-i-want-to-sing-in-a-band/)

[Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/)

> [Rock and roll has become entertainment that just says what the consumer wants to hear. There's no more edge or rebellion that sets it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/rock-and-roll-has-become-entertainment-that-just-says-what-the/)

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