--- title: "1 Thinking Music Quotes By Ryan Ross" description: "1 Thinking Music quotes by Ryan Ross. Plus more from Ryan Ross and more Thinking Music sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/ryan-ross-7154_being-the-best_for-a-while-there-i-wasn-t-sure-that-any_1002864.jpg" --- > [For a while there I wasn't sure that anybody cared about being the best at anything, and it's nice to have a group of guys that feel like we're doing it for the cause. Maybe we're just really young and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/for-a-while-there-i-wasn-t-sure-that-anybody-cared-about-being-the/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/ryan-ross-7154_being-the-best_for-a-while-there-i-wasn-t-sure-that-any_1002864.jpg) ## More by Ryan Ross > [I've been not giving an F since like 92' or 93'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/i-ve-been-not-giving-an-f-since-like-92-or-93/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) > [Some aspects of the fame are annoying, but at the end of the day it's something we're most grateful for. It's certainly opened the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/some-aspects-of-the-fame-are-annoying-but-at-the-end-of-the-day-it-s/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) > [We want to be good at our craft, whether it's writing music or playing it live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/we-want-to-be-good-at-our-craft-whether-it-s-writing-music-or-playing/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) > [I never hurts to ask, unless you ask for hurt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/i-never-hurts-to-ask-unless-you-ask-for-hurt/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) > [We wanted to grow, and we were really over the circus theme at that point. We went out in the woods and got new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/we-wanted-to-grow-and-we-were-really-over-the-circus-theme-at-that/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) > [I'd like to think that people see there's two ways to do things. You can put a lot of money into a band and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/i-d-like-to-think-that-people-see-there-s-two-ways-to-do-things-you/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) > [In Japan, the way they act at shows is very different from home because they don't yell, they clap for about 10 seconds after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/in-japan-the-way-they-act-at-shows-is-very-different-from-home/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) > [You don't have to be the best guitar player, or have the best voice, or even be the best looking person - writing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/you-don-t-have-to-be-the-best-guitar-player-or-have-the-best-voice-or/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) > [Did anyone see "the situation" roasting Donald Trump? What in the..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/did-anyone-see-the-situation-roasting-donald-trump-what-in-the/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) > [That was something we were trying to figure out: Are we allowed to do a jazz song? Are we allowed to do cabaret? Just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/that-was-something-we-were-trying-to-figure-out-are-we-allowed-to-do/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) > [Some people would say Counting Crows or Third Eye Blind would be a guilty pleasure, but they're two of my favorite bands - I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/some-people-would-say-counting-crows-or-third-eye-blind-would-be-a/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) > [The Boomers are a core audience for us, and we want them to have a resort experience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/the-boomers-are-a-core-audience-for-us-and-we-want-them-to-have-a/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) > [I don't think I listen to anything that I did when I was 17. I've changed a great deal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/i-don-t-think-i-listen-to-anything-that-i-did-when-i-was-17-i-ve/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) > [Really need to get these skunks to start paying rent. Or at least help out with utilities. Using up all the hot water all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/really-need-to-get-these-skunks-to-start-paying-rent-or-at-least-help/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) > [Fever' was good for how young we were, but for me it's kind of like a yearbook picture. You look at it like, 'Oh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/fever-was-good-for-how-young-we-were-but-for-me-it-s-kind-of-like-a/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking-music/ryan-ross/#itemlist", "name": "1 Thinking Music Quotes By Ryan Ross", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For a while there I wasn't sure that anybody cared about being the best at anything, and it's nice to have a group of guys that feel like we're doing it for the cause. 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