--- title: "13 Small Clubs Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Small Clubs quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Small Clubs sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/willie-nelson-1796_clubs_i-like-to-play-small-clubs-638760_638760.png" --- > [I like to play small clubs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/i-like-to-play-small-clubs/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/willie-nelson-1796_clubs_i-like-to-play-small-clubs-638760_638760.png) > [I like the small clubs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/i-like-the-small-clubs/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10a/john-lee-hooker-15412_clubs_i-like-the-small-clubs-3214149_3214149.jpg) > [I liked playing in small clubs. I really liked holding the attention of thirty or forty people. I never liked the roar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joni-mitchell/i-liked-playing-in-small-clubs-i-really-liked-holding-the-attention/) [Joni Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joni-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b28/joni-mitchell-1160_attention_i-liked-playing-in-small-clubs-i-really_1187130.png) > [We'll always play different venues. We'll play small clubs or stadiums or things in between.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-smear/we-ll-always-play-different-venues-we-ll-play-small-clubs-or-stadiums/) [Pat Smear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-smear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fea/pat-smear-24330_always_we-ll-always-play-different-venues-we-ll_1586874.jpg) > [Small clubs aren't as lucrative, but spiritually, they're my favorite places to play. It's a homey kind of thing. I refer to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarence-clemons/small-clubs-aren-t-as-lucrative-but-spiritually-they-re-my-favorite/) [Clarence Clemons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarence-clemons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/clarence-clemons-7955_church_small-clubs-aren-t-as-lucrative-but-spir_1658398.jpg) > [I'm essentially starting at the bottom of the food chain and playing the small clubs and intimate shows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jax-jones/i-m-essentially-starting-at-the-bottom-of-the-food-chain-and-playing/) [Jax Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jax-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86a/jax-jones-18674_bottom_i-m-essentially-starting-at-the-bottom-o_1495580.jpg) > [One of the benefits of playing to small audiences in small clubs for a few years is that you're allowed to fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/one-of-the-benefits-of-playing-to-small-audiences-in-small-clubs-for/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/david-byrne-1206_allowed_one-of-the-benefits-of-playing-to-small_782642.jpg) > [In the very beginning, we went on tours with Rammstein in really small clubs. We didn't even have a record out. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/till-lindemann/in-the-very-beginning-we-went-on-tours-with-rammstein-in-really-small/) [Till Lindemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/till-lindemann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee3/till-lindemann-23416_beginning_in-the-very-beginning-we-went-on-tours-w_884712.jpg) > [As much as we love playing the small clubs, we'd really like to get ourselves in front of a larger audience. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-frantz/as-much-as-we-love-playing-the-small-clubs-we-d-really-like-to-get/) [Chris Frantz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-frantz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/chris-frantz-31300_about_as-much-as-we-love-playing-the-small-clu_1249979.png) > [We're playing small clubs and doing it all in a van. I have management, and they've done a good job of getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cindy-wilson/we-re-playing-small-clubs-and-doing-it-all-in-a-van-i-have-management/) [Cindy Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cindy-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd4/cindy-wilson-20126_budget_we-re-playing-small-clubs-and-doing-it-a_372511.jpg) > [I think doing more live stuff's made us feel a certain way about that particular point. I quite like small clubs. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-booth/i-think-doing-more-live-stuff-s-made-us-feel-a-certain-way-about-that/) [Sean Booth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-booth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2a/sean-booth-23327_about_i-think-doing-more-live-stuff-s-made-us_1041687.jpg) > [I started growing my audience in small clubs through word-of-mouth. I started making music that isn't necessarily commercially viable, and it's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kat-edmonson/i-started-growing-my-audience-in-small-clubs-through-word-of-mouth-i/) [Kat Edmonson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kat-edmonson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/kat-edmonson-30057_audience_i-started-growing-my-audience-in-small-c_947480.jpg) > [I never really had any grand aspirations of mainstream country success because I know what that entails, and I'd probably be too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sturgill-simpson/i-never-really-had-any-grand-aspirations-of-mainstream-country/) [Sturgill Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sturgill-simpson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/sturgill-simpson-8888_country_i-never-really-had-any-grand-aspirations_1222530.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/small-clubs/#itemlist", "name": "Small Clubs Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like to play small clubs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Willie Nelson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/i-like-to-play-small-clubs/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/willie-nelson-1796_clubs_i-like-to-play-small-clubs-638760_638760.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/willie-nelson-1796_clubs_i-like-to-play-small-clubs-638760_638760.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/willie-nelson-1796_clubs_i-like-to-play-small-clubs-638760_638760.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I like to play small clubs.” — Willie Nelson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like the small clubs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Lee Hooker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/i-like-the-small-clubs/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10a/john-lee-hooker-15412_clubs_i-like-the-small-clubs-3214149_3214149.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10a/john-lee-hooker-15412_clubs_i-like-the-small-clubs-3214149_3214149.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10a/john-lee-hooker-15412_clubs_i-like-the-small-clubs-3214149_3214149.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I like the small clubs.” — John Lee Hooker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I liked playing in small clubs. 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