Hanson Quotes
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Our first manager really pushed that we not sell our publishing rights, which is one of the earliest things an artist will do: They'll sell in order to get a cash advance.
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Our parents were really, really grounded people but also really ambitious people, meaning they saw our ambition and were willing to help us chase it.
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Sometimes a chord on a guitar will somehow spur some thought in your head, and you will write a song about it.
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I just want to write a great lyric and write a great song, and everything else is icing on the cake.
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No matter what, I will always hope for that day when I look around and can say, 'Oh yeah, I wrote a song that touched me emotionally the way that a song like 'She's Got A Way,' by Billy Joel did.'
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Sometimes, fear is good. Sometimes it's a good thing to have a little bit of a reality check.
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I think downloading is both saving and killing the music industry at the same time.
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I think Hugh Laurie is awesome. You just want to loathe that guy in 'House' because he is not a friendly person, but somehow or another, he is profoundly charming.
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There are a lot of dynamics and a lot of politics that go into records and getting played on the radio.
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When we were younger, we sang at the dinner table. We started doing two part harmony, then three part, and then we added back up tapes and instruments.
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I don't know if it's irrational, and I would never say this before, but I think I'm a little bit agoraphobic when I'm in huge crowds of people. I mean, it's claustrophobic, probably – small spaces and large groups of people, anxiety rises for me.
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We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension.
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The difference between Tinted Windows and Hanson shows is a lot of just repertoire. Hanson has been a band for years - we have a lot of songs to pull from and it's a different dynamic - a common kind of thread. With Tinted Windows - it's kind of a little like 'hey, we're this new band.'
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We felt like, first and foremost, we were songwriters.
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One of the things I want to do as an artist is to connect generations.
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Nuclear holocaust might eliminate the Internet.
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Brick-and-mortar at the end of the day matters because viral is great, but it comes and goes as fast.
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Kids will ask us 'How do you become famous?' It's the wrong question. Focus on the craft, not on the fame.
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There needs to be leadership in the heartland of America.
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Don't misunderstand good manners for passivity.
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Everybody feels up sometimes, they feel down sometimes, sometimes they feel sideways, sometimes they feel weird. And the beauty of music is you can express all those different feelings in all the different songs you write. And hopefully, people can identify with those.
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My parents were never condescending to us. They treated us like adults from a very young age.
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When you become a band and you've got people who want to be a part of your experience or want to get close to you for what you are, not who you are, you have that challenge of trying to find out who's genuine.
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People my age don't always know where their music comes from.
