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title: "9 Successful Band Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [If you're in a successful band, you tend to fall into a role. But I'm not remotely laddish. I'm a grown-up. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/if-you-re-in-a-successful-band-you-tend-to-fall-into-a-role-but-i-m/)

[Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6e/johnny-marr-10369_band_if-you-re-in-a-successful-band-you-tend_1455823.jpg)

> [I'm in a very successful band. We all love each other. It ain't ever breaking up. I also have a terrific hobby…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bryan/i-m-in-a-very-successful-band-we-all-love-each-other-it-ain-t-ever/)

[David Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bryan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bd/david-bryan-8260_band_i-m-in-a-very-successful-band-we-all-lov_2735415.jpg)

> [I thought my goal in life was to be in a successful band, and I had got that, but I was as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-thought-my-goal-in-life-was-to-be-in-a-successful-band-and-i-had/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/trent-reznor-1853_band_i-thought-my-goal-in-life-was-to-be-in-a_2169242.jpg)

> [The danger of a rock band is repeating oneself. It's our greatest fear - that it evolves into the myopia of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryce-dessner/the-danger-of-a-rock-band-is-repeating-oneself-it-s-our-greatest-fear/)

[Bryce Dessner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryce-dessner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a36/bryce-dessner-9086_band_the-danger-of-a-rock-band-is-repeating-o_1066225.png)

> [You gotta pick yourself up. Sometimes you just gotta do it over and over, but you gotta do it. You can't give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-adler/you-gotta-pick-yourself-up-sometimes-you-just-gotta-do-it-over-and/)

[Steven Adler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-adler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/steven-adler-15478_band_you-gotta-pick-yourself-up-sometimes-you_293335.jpg)

> [After bands become successful, they always make that choice to do the record about how cool or how hard it is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/after-bands-become-successful-they-always-make-that-choice-to-do-the/)

[Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/ryan-ross-7154_always_after-bands-become-successful-they-alway_2638572.jpg)

> [It's the most important thing, that you're happy with your music and your style. You can't create success and you can't create…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kaulitz/it-s-the-most-important-thing-that-you-re-happy-with-your-music-and/)

[Bill Kaulitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kaulitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/bill-kaulitz-2895_band_it-s-the-most-important-thing-that-you-r_2101214.png)

> [Since I remember still very clearly what it was like not being popular or in a successful band, I know that things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-forge/since-i-remember-still-very-clearly-what-it-was-like-not-being/)

[Tobias Forge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-forge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/tobias-forge-6470_band_since-i-remember-still-very-clearly-what_2125365.jpg)

> [There's something undeniably oxymoronic about a 'successful' rock n' roll band. Who wants to hear a bunch of success stories whining about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dexter-holland/there-s-something-undeniably-oxymoronic-about-a-successful-rock-n/)

[Dexter Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dexter-holland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ace/dexter-holland-42235_about_there-s-something-undeniably-oxymoronic_742337.png)

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