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I think music is so diverse today, and bands are so diverse. If you were a rock band in the Eighties, you kind of had to stick to one thing. Now, in this age of Coachella and European festivals and stuff, it's kind of anything goes, so that allowed us to try different things.

~Dexter Holland

Topics: Age Allowed Anything Band Bands Different Different Things Diverse Eighties European Festivals Goes Had Kind Music Now One Thing Rock Rock Band Stick Stuff Thing Things Think Today Try Us Were You I Think

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There's something undeniably oxymoronic about a 'successful' rock n' roll band. Who wants to hear a bunch of success stories whining about their success? More importantly, what can be the drive behind a band, what can they have to rage against when they are successes? That's a dichotomy every successful band wrestles with.

~Dexter Holland

Topics: About Against Band Behind Bunch Dichotomy Drive Every Hear Importantly More Rage Rock Rock N Roll Roll Something Stories Success Successes Successful Wants Whining Who

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I haven't been able to write a song about flying. It just sounds cheesy. But for me, there's nothing like being up there.

~Dexter Holland

Topics: Able About Been Being Cheesy Flying Just Like Me Nothing Song Sounds Up Write

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Who decides what is and what isn't punk? I want to write songs that people hear and feel, and I want to be successful and reach a big audience. I'm not trying to be the coolest guy in the world; I'm trying to write songs that mean something to people. As you get successful, sometimes you lose one set of fans and gain another.

~Dexter Holland

Topics: Another Audience Big Coolest Decide Fans Feel Gain Get Guy Hear Lose Mean People Punk Reach Set Something Sometimes Songs Successful Trying Want Who World Write You

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Selling another 10 million albums is not a priority. Putting out something you're proud of is.

~Dexter Holland

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Punk rock is very rebellious, of course, but it also means thinking for yourself.

~Dexter Holland

Topics: Also Course Means Punk Punk Rock Rebellious Rock Thinking Very Yourself

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You can't sing about the same things as you did when you were 20; it would be ridiculous to sing about, I don't know, being in the quad. You can't really write about mortgage payments or stuff like that... but you can talk about 'let's make the world a better place.'

~Dexter Holland

Topics: About Being Better Better Place Did Know Like Make Mortgage Payments Place Really Ridiculous Same Same Things Sing Stuff Talk Things Were World Would Write You

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If you go back to 'Pretty Fly,' it was a very popish song, but there was a satirical side to it, and I think that's cool. I like the idea that it's making people think just a little bit.

~Dexter Holland

Topics: Back Bit Cool Fly Go Idea Just Just A Little Bit Like Little Little Bit Making People Pretty Satirical Side Song Think Very You I Think

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Punk rock wasn't a career choice. It was a hobby that we did for fun. We never thought we'd get as big as our idols in T.S.O.L. or certainly not the Ramones.

~Dexter Holland

Topics: Big Career Career Choice Certainly Choice Did Fun Get Hobby Idols Never Our Punk Punk Rock Ramones Rock Thought

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: December 29th, 1965

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