Mark Foster Quotes
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My aunts and uncles were like, 'You've got such a great voice - why don't you try out for 'American Idol?'' I'd say, 'Because I'm a songwriter, not a puppet.' Even if I won and became really successful off a show like that, I'd be miserable.
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L.A. gives me a lot. L.A. is a city of extremes. People come here from all over the world that have these, like, giant ideas, and they put everything into it. And some people just fall flat on their face, and some people, you know, shoot like a rocket.
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Once I write something, I never try to write that same style again, because I get very schizophrenic musically.
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Writing for other people is easier than writing for myself - it's not as personal.
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Fear just crushes creativity, and if I let fear into the studio and into the songwriting, I was going to let it kill the artist inside of me.
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I wrote 'Don't Stop' just like I wrote 'Pumped Up Kicks' - I didn't try to make either a hit. I just wanted to write a song I liked.
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Through technology and social media, we're able to create an identity online that shows people the face that we want them to see and rather than who they really are.
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I don't like to write the same song twice.
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When you're underwater with goggles on, a couple of your senses are taken away, and it becomes this purely visual thing. It's just you and yourself.
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Art brings to life things that can seemingly be dead, and can put a fresh perspective on things that are living. It's so important we keep creating.
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I remember, in middle school, I went to four different schools. That was a rough patch. But it's also what shaped me as a person.
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I was always extremely independent growing up.
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'Torches' opened a lot of doors. Ultimately, it turned into an experience to be reckoned with.
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I'm not in this to make money. I would not have sold my soul to be on 'American Idol.'
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If I'm with people who are really positive and go with the flow, that's when the best ideas come out for me.
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The jingles saved my life. When I got hired to do that, I was on top. I finally was making a living doing what I loved. Before that, it was so bleak; it got so dark in L.A. I was 25, been living there for seven years trying to make it, and getting really close to getting signed with different bands and as a solo artist only to have my hopes dashed.
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Music is the great equalizer.
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It's the meanest thing to abuse your power as a songwriter. To write pointedly about someone... it's kind of unfair to use them. They can't answer you or have a rebuttal.
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There were times when I was terrified to go to school because it felt like a jail sentence.
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At the end of the day, I use music to be able to communicate to people.
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I started out with piano when I was little. That, for songwriting, is my favorite instrument.
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I think my inner child wants to take over the world.
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I had really bad grades in high school and didn't want to go to college, and my dad said, 'Why don't you move to L.A. or New York and pursue music? You've always been good at it.' It was the first thing that made sense to me and... It was the right move.
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I love to honour people and to write positive songs about them.