--- title: "13 Young Bands Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Young Bands quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Young Bands sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/sonny-sandoval-9175_honestly_my-hope-for-young-bands-honestly-is-that_1265727.jpg" --- > [My hope for young bands, honestly, is that they do it because they love it, they do it because it's real.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/my-hope-for-young-bands-honestly-is-that-they-do-it-because-they-love/) [Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/sonny-sandoval-9175_honestly_my-hope-for-young-bands-honestly-is-that_1265727.jpg) > [Young bands are so angry. There are young bands that are so incredibly successful, getting incredible reviews, and they are totally angry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-barlow/young-bands-are-so-angry-there-are-young-bands-that-are-so-incredibly/) [Lou Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-barlow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/lou-barlow-5318_angry_young-bands-are-so-angry-there-are-young_540069.jpg) > [There are so many good, young bands out there who aren't getting the attention they deserve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-trucks/there-are-so-many-good-young-bands-out-there-who-aren-t-getting-the/) [Butch Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-trucks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/butch-trucks-7646_attention_there-are-so-many-good-young-bands-out-t_800132.jpg) > [I don't worry about new young bands. The bounty of life is infinite and so is music and so are opportunities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/i-don-t-worry-about-new-young-bands-the-bounty-of-life-is-infinite/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/265/anthony-kiedis-2509_band_i-don-t-worry-about-new-young-bands-the_655786.jpg) > [I think social media is so important; the young bands have certainly embraced that and used that to their advantage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-think-social-media-is-so-important-the-young-bands-have-certainly/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/john-oates-7355_advantage_i-think-social-media-is-so-important-the_3201119.jpg) > [When I was young, and I would see bands playing, I would dig the rock & roll and get excited, but when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angus-young/when-i-was-young-and-i-would-see-bands-playing-i-would-dig-the-rock/) [Angus Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angus-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/angus-young-4602_attention_when-i-was-young-and-i-would-see-bands-p_466426.png) > [In the 80s there weren't so many bands around and nowadays there are a lot more bands around. I think sometimes there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/udo-dirkschneider/in-the-80s-there-weren-t-so-many-bands-around-and-nowadays-there-are/) [Udo Dirkschneider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/udo-dirkschneider/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf9/udo-dirkschneider-84019_80s_in-the-80s-there-weren-t-so-many-bands-a_2221906.jpg) > [What I love about analogue is it really forces you to go for a performance. I hear these young bands play perfect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/what-i-love-about-analogue-is-it-really-forces-you-to-go-for-a/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/butch-vig-27016_analogue_what-i-love-about-analogue-is-it-really_379962.jpg) > [There are always young bands playing in their garages. A lot of punk rock is not going to be in the mainstream.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/there-are-always-young-bands-playing-in-their-garages-a-lot-of-punk/) [Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f7/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_always_there-are-always-young-bands-playing-in_2051913.jpg) > [The business of making music is changing so radically because of the Internet. It's become a lot more democratic in one respect,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/the-business-of-making-music-is-changing-so-radically-because-of-the/) [John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22a/john-rzeznik-3305_bands_the-business-of-making-music-is-changing_65738.png) > [I tried too much and too hard to get people to pay attention to what I was doing, and so paying less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sohn/i-tried-too-much-and-too-hard-to-get-people-to-pay-attention-to-what/) [SOHN](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e1/sohn-59948_attention_i-tried-too-much-and-too-hard-to-get-peo_244125.jpg) > [That's what so sad about a lot of modern music, in my opinion, so many young bands never stay around long enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-vega/that-s-what-so-sad-about-a-lot-of-modern-music-in-my-opinion-so-many/) [Alan Vega](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-vega/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/alan-vega-23716_band_that-s-what-so-sad-about-a-lot-of-modern_549989.png) > [I think when you're young and you get together with a group of guys who think like you and you start to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-dulli/i-think-when-you-re-young-and-you-get-together-with-a-group-of-guys-2/) [Greg Dulli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-dulli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7f/greg-dulli-47839_common_i-think-when-you-re-young-and-you-get-to_2741233.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/young-bands/#itemlist", "name": "Young Bands Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My hope for young bands, honestly, is that they do it because they love it, they do it because it's real.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sonny Sandoval" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/my-hope-for-young-bands-honestly-is-that-they-do-it-because-they-love/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/sonny-sandoval-9175_honestly_my-hope-for-young-bands-honestly-is-that_1265727.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/sonny-sandoval-9175_honestly_my-hope-for-young-bands-honestly-is-that_1265727.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/sonny-sandoval-9175_honestly_my-hope-for-young-bands-honestly-is-that_1265727.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My hope for young bands, honestly, is that they do it because they love it, they do it because it's real.” — Sonny Sandoval", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Young bands are so angry. 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It's taken away some of the rawness and immediacy you get from a human performance.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Butch Vig" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/what-i-love-about-analogue-is-it-really-forces-you-to-go-for-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/butch-vig-27016_analogue_what-i-love-about-analogue-is-it-really_379962.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/butch-vig-27016_analogue_what-i-love-about-analogue-is-it-really_379962.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/butch-vig-27016_analogue_what-i-love-about-analogue-is-it-really_379962.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What I love about analogue is it really forces you to go for a performance. 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It's subterranean.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Billie Joe Armstrong" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/there-are-always-young-bands-playing-in-their-garages-a-lot-of-punk/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f7/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_always_there-are-always-young-bands-playing-in_2051913.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f7/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_always_there-are-always-young-bands-playing-in_2051913.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f7/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_always_there-are-always-young-bands-playing-in_2051913.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are always young bands playing in their garages. 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It's become a lot more democratic in one respect, but in another respect there's no one left to guide and mentor young bands.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Rzeznik" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/the-business-of-making-music-is-changing-so-radically-because-of-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22a/john-rzeznik-3305_bands_the-business-of-making-music-is-changing_65738.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22a/john-rzeznik-3305_bands_the-business-of-making-music-is-changing_65738.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22a/john-rzeznik-3305_bands_the-business-of-making-music-is-changing_65738.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The business of making music is changing so radically because of the Internet. 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It's something you see a lot with very young bands who are desperate to get a record deal so they're trying to sound like something else.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "SOHN" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sohn/i-tried-too-much-and-too-hard-to-get-people-to-pay-attention-to-what/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e1/sohn-59948_attention_i-tried-too-much-and-too-hard-to-get-peo_244125.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e1/sohn-59948_attention_i-tried-too-much-and-too-hard-to-get-peo_244125.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e1/sohn-59948_attention_i-tried-too-much-and-too-hard-to-get-peo_244125.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I tried too much and too hard to get people to pay attention to what I was doing, and so paying less…” — SOHN", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's what so sad about a lot of modern music, in my opinion, so many young bands never stay around long enough to fulfill their ultimate promise. They only get halfway there or a quarter of the way there.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alan Vega" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-vega/that-s-what-so-sad-about-a-lot-of-modern-music-in-my-opinion-so-many/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/alan-vega-23716_band_that-s-what-so-sad-about-a-lot-of-modern_549989.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/alan-vega-23716_band_that-s-what-so-sad-about-a-lot-of-modern_549989.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/alan-vega-23716_band_that-s-what-so-sad-about-a-lot-of-modern_549989.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That's what so sad about a lot of modern music, in my opinion, so many young bands never stay around long…” — Alan Vega", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think when you're young and you get together with a group of guys who think like you and you start to make something that moves you as a group of people and you have a common goal, that's an exciting time. The more years you put behind you, hopefully making music that surpasses what you did before, you're playing bigger places and it kind of weirdly becomes a business. 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