Portugal. The Man Quotes
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There are some athletes who I feel like are just looking for likes, and then there are people who are just real.
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It's really hard to escape where you were brought up. Not that I would ever want to escape it.
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As a songwriter, it's good to have criticism, and I like objective opinions.
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Poor Ron Paul. He means well. He really does. But there's something about him. I don't know what it is. From falling victim to Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno to that old-man shuffle, he just seems like kind of a... like kind of a sissy.
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The whole band is from Alaska. It's like growing up anywhere else.
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We're just nerds that play music. Because we get played on the radio and have a Vitaminwater ad with Aaron Paul dancing on a treadmill, people are going to say we sold out. I don't write music for that. I write music for me.
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Growing up, the only acts that came to us in Alaska were the big ones. The Mariah Careys.
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We pride ourselves on being a touring band. We work very hard to give a great and unique performance.
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If you don't have negative experiences, you have no way to gauge the positive ones, and you have no way to deal with it.
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Weird Al was something that kids would listen to. It's funny, super funny, smart. It's just kind of jokey. I remember hearing 'Smells Like Nirvana' before hearing 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.' That's how it really worked. I think it's just such a cool thing how he introduced us to so many cool bands. Even Queen - 'Another One Rides the Bus.'
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As much as we love an excuse to dress up, the red carpet is not the place.
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I've never been the type of person that puts things on a shelf or, like, needs to clean my sneakers every day. I just wear what I like.
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When I was in high school and first starting to drive by myself, I listened to Wu Tang in the car, and I recognized their soul and R&B roots.
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I grew up in Alaska, okay? My dad graduated high school and went straight to the mountains. He had $300 and staked a claim. He didn't even have enough to put a title on the land: just had the records that he bought before he moved.
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You can never predict a hit.
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Portugal. The Man, to me, doesn't have any real ties. We try to change things up with every album, really progress, and let things happen.
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There's no making art for art's sake. You've got to make the best art you can.
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To me, sci-fi has the most amazing style.
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I like the challenge of writing music without being the coolest guy or band in the room.
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I feel like rock n' roll has become very tame.
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Whether it be tour posters, album packaging, videos, stage design, etc., the visual aspect of music is very important to us.
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Right after we recorded 'Satanic Satanist' and 'American Ghetto' here in Boston, we decided we'd grow our hair out. This is - was - like the Beatles thing. I wanted to see these pictures later in life.
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Great musicians need great producers. The Beatles had George Martin.
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My first concert was Pantera.