--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I've been in many bands and every time I…" description: "\"I've been in many bands and every time I try to be a character that's not me it has failed miserably.\" — MO" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/mo-5265_character_i-ve-been-in-many-bands-and-every-time-i_1616292.jpg" --- # I've been in many bands and every time I try to be a… ![“I've been in many bands and every time I try to be a character that's not me it has failed miserably.” quote by MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/mo-5265_character_i-ve-been-in-many-bands-and-every-time-i_1616292.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/mo-5265_character_i-ve-been-in-many-bands-and-every-time-i_1616292.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/mo-5265_character_i-ve-been-in-many-bands-and-every-time-i_1616292.jpg) > “I've been in many bands and every time I try to be a character that's not me it has failed miserably.” MO ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Attempting to adopt in persona that isn’t authentic leads to failure and loss of credibility. **In simple terms:** Stay true to yourself. Key Takeaway Be authentic in performance. Themes authenticity identity artistic expression self‑awareness Mood introspective encouraging Type musical motivational When to use this quote - live concerts - acting auditions - social media presence Key Concepts personal branding performance psychology Questions to Reflect On - How can you evolve without losing authenticity? - What steps help maintain self‑integrity? A Different Perspective Fans may accept evolution over time. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Bands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bands/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) ## Related quotes > [“I failed miserably at trying not to fall in love with you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-hoover/i-failed-miserably-at-trying-not-to-fall-in-love-with-you/) [Colleen Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-hoover/) > [“I failed miserably at trying not to fall in love with you. … I failed first.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-hoover/i-failed-miserably-at-trying-not-to-fall-in-love-with-you-i-failed/) [Colleen Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-hoover/) > [If you're selling t-shirts as a heel - you're selling them - then you've failed miserably.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-layfield/if-you-re-selling-t-shirts-as-a-heel-you-re-selling-them-then-you-ve/) [John Layfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-layfield/) > [Those who have failed miserably are often the first to see God's formula for success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erwin-w-lutzer/those-who-have-failed-miserably-are-often-the-first-to-see-god-s/) [Erwin W. Lutzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erwin-w-lutzer/) > [I try to put myself into whatever character I play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/i-try-to-put-myself-into-whatever-character-i-play/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) > [When I'm writing a song, I try to be the character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/when-i-m-writing-a-song-i-try-to-be-the-character/) [Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/) > [I try to find out what there is in the character that in a way, you can't put into words. If I could put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-alda/i-try-to-find-out-what-there-is-in-the-character-that-in-a-way-you/) [Alan Alda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-alda/) > [We always try to go back to character: What do they want? What are they doing? What's in motion that they're dealing with? When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-paige/we-always-try-to-go-back-to-character-what-do-they-want-what-are-they/) [Peter Paige](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-paige/) > [You try to become the character that you're working with. So for me, I try to block out the cameras and try to trick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bailee-madison/you-try-to-become-the-character-that-you-re-working-with-so-for-me-i/) [Bailee Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bailee-madison/) > [If it's just the voice, then you can only do jokes. It's not really even about the impression so much. It's about the take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-caliendo/if-it-s-just-the-voice-then-you-can-only-do-jokes-it-s-not-really/) [Frank Caliendo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-caliendo/) > [I don't really approach stories to make them different from other stuff I've seen, I just try to get into the character, into his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-raimi/i-don-t-really-approach-stories-to-make-them-different-from-other/) [Sam Raimi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-raimi/) > [Ideally, you end up going to auditions not because you want a job but because you want to try out a character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liv-hewson/ideally-you-end-up-going-to-auditions-not-because-you-want-a-job-but/) [Liv Hewson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liv-hewson/) > [When you shoot a film, you have very little time to waste, and I try to go into the character as soon as possible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demian-bichir/when-you-shoot-a-film-you-have-very-little-time-to-waste-and-i-try-to/) [Demian Bichir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demian-bichir/) > [I'll try to find a character or a story that is different from those I've done before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shin-min-a/i-ll-try-to-find-a-character-or-a-story-that-is-different-from-those/) [Shin Min-a](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shin-min-a/) > [I tried to start a theatre in LA and failed miserably, but I was probably not meant to raise money](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-henley/i-tried-to-start-a-theatre-in-la-and-failed-miserably-but-i-was/) [Beth Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-henley/) ## More by MO > [For a long time I wasn't actually listening to pop. But when I got back into electronic and hip-hop stuff, I rediscovered my passion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/for-a-long-time-i-wasn-t-actually-listening-to-pop-but-when-i-got/) MO > [I've always liked the idea of being different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-ve-always-liked-the-idea-of-being-different/) MO > [“Being with you is like standing next to the sun. It's so hot you die if you don't move.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/being-with-you-is-like-standing-next-to-the-sun-it-s-so-hot-you-die/) Mo > [The biggest lie about getting older is that excitement and growth end with youth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/the-biggest-lie-about-getting-older-is-that-excitement-and-growth-end/) MO > [I love mainstream music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-love-mainstream-music/) MO > [I was a trouble teenager. I was uncontrollable, but I haven't done anything that I'm not proud of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-was-a-trouble-teenager-i-was-uncontrollable-but-i-haven-t-done/) MO > [The best pop songs are the ones that show that person's personality. It's harder to do those singles because the stars, moon and sun…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/the-best-pop-songs-are-the-ones-that-show-that-person-s-personality/) MO > [I had everything you could collect. I had these Spice Girls postcards. I also had the stickers and Barbie girls. I had all five…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-had-everything-you-could-collect-i-had-these-spice-girls-postcards/) MO > [I was very ambitious in my dream of being a pop star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-was-very-ambitious-in-my-dream-of-being-a-pop-star/) MO > [My parents would use all of their money for us to go new and exciting places, instead of a new television or a big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/my-parents-would-use-all-of-their-money-for-us-to-go-new-and-exciting/) MO > [A lot of my songs are about being a teenager with a tornado in your head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/a-lot-of-my-songs-are-about-being-a-teenager-with-a-tornado-in-your/) MO > [The first song I ever wrote was called 'Because I Love You.' I was very inspired by the Spice Girls and they were singing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/the-first-song-i-ever-wrote-was-called-because-i-love-you-i-was-very/) MO > [You don't want political acts to become something you just have to do in order to look good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/you-don-t-want-political-acts-to-become-something-you-just-have-to-do/) MO > [I do always like to sing Lana Del Rey, just because I know all her songs. But people at karaoke always want something up-tempo.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-do-always-like-to-sing-lana-del-rey-just-because-i-know-all-her/) MO > [When I was around 12 or 13 my older brother had this friend who was a goth. He was dressed all in black... You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/when-i-was-around-12-or-13-my-older-brother-had-this-friend-who-was-a/) MO Explore all 102 MO quotes ## More Bands quotes > [There is something to be said though when you have 4 or 5 guys playing with no net, there is a sense of urgency,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-mendoza/there-is-something-to-be-said-though-when-you-have-4-or-5-guys/) [Marco Mendoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-mendoza/) > [As you'll never hear the thing again, my boy, why not throw in a couple of brass bands?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-beecham/as-you-ll-never-hear-the-thing-again-my-boy-why-not-throw-in-a-couple/) [Thomas Beecham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-beecham/) > [I've always made sure that I tour with bands that people aren't expecting me to tour with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/i-ve-always-made-sure-that-i-tour-with-bands-that-people-aren-t/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) > [There are bands that I am friends with, who will invite me up on stage. Like Les Savy Fav, who have had me on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-armisen/there-are-bands-that-i-am-friends-with-who-will-invite-me-up-on-stage/) [Fred Armisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-armisen/) > [I'd been playing in bands for something like seven years at this point. And we were always trying to get ahead, trying to rehearse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aerosmith/i-d-been-playing-in-bands-for-something-like-seven-years-at-this/) [Aerosmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aerosmith/) > [I grew up with my dad's music, so my introduction to rock was Alice Cooper and Cinderella and Dio and Black Sabbath, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lzzy-hale/i-grew-up-with-my-dad-s-music-so-my-introduction-to-rock-was-alice/) [Lzzy Hale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lzzy-hale/) > [I was playing in other rock bands. Any of those bands didn't last long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ikue-mori/i-was-playing-in-other-rock-bands-any-of-those-bands-didn-t-last-long/) [Ikue Mori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ikue-mori/) > [I like bands for a long time, even when they're not trendy anymore. I still like Arcade Fire. I've always liked Stevie Wonder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sia-furler/i-like-bands-for-a-long-time-even-when-they-re-not-trendy-anymore-i/) [Sia Furler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sia-furler/) > [Aerosmith-one of the 10 best bands today? Yeah definitely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-tyler/aerosmith-one-of-the-10-best-bands-today-yeah-definitely/) [Steven Tyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-tyler/) > [People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juliana-hatfield/people-make-such-a-big-deal-about-how-people-in-bands-look-especially/) [Juliana Hatfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juliana-hatfield/) > [People didnt expect pop music to be authentic. There were a lot of manufactured bands - of which I love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-hayes/people-didnt-expect-pop-music-to-be-authentic-there-were-a-lot-of/) [Darren Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-hayes/) > [I listened to a lot of bands that were happening at the time, but no one in particular.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-corr/i-listened-to-a-lot-of-bands-that-were-happening-at-the-time-but-no/) [Caroline Corr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-corr/) > [I think a lot of bands have hit songs that don't get the attention that they ever are going to deserve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-cyrus/i-think-a-lot-of-bands-have-hit-songs-that-don-t-get-the-attention/) [Trace Cyrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-cyrus/) > [If you click on MTV, it's the same 10 bands and the same 10 songs, and it gets so old. Kids are looking for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffree-star/if-you-click-on-mtv-it-s-the-same-10-bands-and-the-same-10-songs-and/) [Jeffree Star](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffree-star/) > [Old-school rock bands, and blues bands, too, are kind of a dying breed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-rossington/old-school-rock-bands-and-blues-bands-too-are-kind-of-a-dying-breed/) [Gary Rossington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-rossington/) [Browse all 1,161 Bands quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bands/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been in many bands and every time I try to be a character that's not me it has failed miserably.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "MO" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-ve-been-in-many-bands-and-every-time-i-try-to-be-a-character-that-s/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Bands" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-ve-been-in-many-bands-and-every-time-i-try-to-be-a-character-that-s/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/mo-5265_character_i-ve-been-in-many-bands-and-every-time-i_1616292.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/mo-5265_character_i-ve-been-in-many-bands-and-every-time-i_1616292.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/mo-5265_character_i-ve-been-in-many-bands-and-every-time-i_1616292.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've been in many bands and every time I try to be a character that's not me it has failed miserably.” — MO", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "MO", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "I've been in many bands and...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-ve-been-in-many-bands-and-every-time-i-try-to-be-a-character-that-s/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-ve-been-in-many-bands-and-every-time-i-try-to-be-a-character-that-s/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```