3 Doors Down Quotes

United States,
1996

3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa, Mississippi, that formed in 1996. The band originally consisted of Brad Arnold (lead vocals, drums), Matt Roberts (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Todd Harrell (bass guitar). The band rose to international fame with their first single, "Kryptonite", which placed in the top three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band then signed with Republic Records and released their debut album, The Better Life, in 2000. The album was the 11th-best-selling album of the year and was certified 6x platinum in the United States. The group was later joined by drummer Richard Liles, who played during the tour for their first album.

I was a hired drummer for 3 Doors; there wasn't an opportunity for me to write.

Daniel Adair 3 Doors Down
- Opportunity
- Me
- Write
We thought it would do OK, but we weren't sure. We didn't have a crystal ball, and we didn't say, 'Oh yeah, it's a smash.' We liked the song but didn't know if it would be the best to debut the album with. But there is something special about the song. People caught onto it.

Daniel Adair 3 Doors Down
- People
- Song
- Ball

When you have county roads like this that are coming a lot more congested, people just don't expect cars to meet you at intersections.

Brad Arnold 3 Doors Down
- Cars
- Roads
- Intersections
We're a controversial band, so big that everyone wants to hate us. We get a lot of bad press. I don't listen to it. We take it with a grain of salt and keep moving on.

Daniel Adair 3 Doors Down
- Bad
- Hate
- Band
We had a blast doing it. We went and knocked it out and came on home for the rest of the holidays.

Brad Arnold 3 Doors Down
- Holidays
- Blast
- Knocked
We'll be really tight by the time we get down there to you guys. Everyone will have a really good time. It's trite to say thanks to the fans, but we really mean it. We look forward to rocking everyone's socks off.

Daniel Adair 3 Doors Down
- Time
- Good
- Really
Chad brings the bulk of the ideas to the table, and we all polish and rework the ideas he comes up with. He's such an accomplished songwriter. He wrote a song for ('American Idol' runner-up) Bo Bice, Enrique Iglesias - he's got that ear to be a musical chameleon and get into the zone of an artist. And he can't help but write a song you can hum along to. And that voice, you know it when you hear it.

Daniel Adair 3 Doors Down
- Up
- American
- Help
Initial reports are that the Saturn failed to stop at a stop sign or just didn't see the truck coming and pulled out in front of it.

Brad Arnold 3 Doors Down
- Sing
- Truck
- Reports

It's going to be a great thing. It's going to raise a lot of money. It's going to raise a lot of awareness about how badly help is needed. And all in all it's gonna be a great show.

Brad Arnold 3 Doors Down
- Money
- Help
- Show
What's cool is he has dreadlocks. That makes piano OK in rock, if the piano player looks cool.

Daniel Adair 3 Doors Down
- Cool
- Rock
- Player
This new offering is a result of increasing demand for lower numerical ratios. With our new 2.50 axle ratio, customers can now travel at a cruising speed without sacrificing their fuel mileage..

Brad Arnold 3 Doors Down
- Result
- Speed
- Demand
After the show in Virginia, they laid all the food out and it covered the entire floor. That makes you proud right there.

Brad Arnold 3 Doors Down
- Food
- Proud
- Show
Pretty soon we're going home to a lot of bad things. I can't tell you how much I appreciate all that out there. God bless you.

Brad Arnold 3 Doors Down
The kids tend to be younger and don't have as much driving experience.

Brad Arnold 3 Doors Down
- Experience
- Kids

It was really staggering to stand there on that slab on what was their City Hall and you look around 360 degrees and you see nothing there that could be salvaged.

Brad Arnold 3 Doors Down