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title: "1 Respect Band Quotes By Matt Berninger"
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> [Trying to make it and get people to respect your band, being a cool band-all of that stuff-I think we've arrived at a place where we have kids and everything is in perspective and it doesn't matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/trying-to-make-it-and-get-people-to-respect-your-band-being-a-cool/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

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## More by Matt Berninger

> [When you realize that the baby's healthy and born, it's a release and you're so happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/when-you-realize-that-the-baby-s-healthy-and-born-it-s-a-release-and/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

> [The last thing you want to do is write songs about being in a band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/the-last-thing-you-want-to-do-is-write-songs-about-being-in-a-band/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

> [Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave know best. Although I wear a lot of jeans, I've been told that Nick Cave doesn't own a pair…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/leonard-cohen-and-nick-cave-know-best-although-i-wear-a-lot-of-jeans/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

> [I have pit bulls barking at me on half of the love songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/i-have-pit-bulls-barking-at-me-on-half-of-the-love-songs/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

> [ Weirdly, I was still trying to be the older brother, and trying to get him \[Tom Berninger\] to try to be more like me… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/weirdly-i-was-still-trying-to-be-the-older-brother-and-trying-to-get/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

> [It takes us a long time to write a song that we all really like, so it makes sense that it would take a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/it-takes-us-a-long-time-to-write-a-song-that-we-all-really-like-so-it/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

> [When it comes to lyrics, I just write down a lot of things, and only a very tiny fraction of it, I think, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/when-it-comes-to-lyrics-i-just-write-down-a-lot-of-things-and-only-a/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

> [A song is a song and, if I am emotionally connected to do it, whether it is sad or not sad, I am going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/a-song-is-a-song-and-if-i-am-emotionally-connected-to-do-it-whether/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

> [I'm doing a little freelance work, and I think everybody's trying to take their minds off rock and roll for a little while and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/i-m-doing-a-little-freelance-work-and-i-think-everybody-s-trying-to/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

> [I'm a stubborn guy that loses his temper, sometimes driving the station wagon in the wrong direction for hours and hours and never admitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/i-m-a-stubborn-guy-that-loses-his-temper-sometimes-driving-the/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

> [I love to make songs out of some of those shadows - you know, some of the things you lie awake thinking about, social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/i-love-to-make-songs-out-of-some-of-those-shadows-you-know-some-of/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

> [A lot of my lyrics are approximate meaning without me knowing why they sound right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/a-lot-of-my-lyrics-are-approximate-meaning-without-me-knowing-why/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

> [Sometimes you have to wear what you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/sometimes-you-have-to-wear-what-you-want/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

> [The same song can have drastically different feels and personalities just by changing some minor things. A different drumbeat or some vocal overdub could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/the-same-song-can-have-drastically-different-feels-and-personalities/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

> [I focus on the words and then I have fun putting together the music after.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/i-focus-on-the-words-and-then-i-have-fun-putting-together-the-music/)

[Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/)

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