Hanson Quotes
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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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Sometimes, fear is good. Sometimes it's a good thing to have a little bit of a reality check.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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I think downloading is both saving and killing the music industry at the same time.
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Everybody has their ups and downs, and that's what makes you tougher.
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We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension.
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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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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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We felt like, first and foremost, we were songwriters.
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Nuclear holocaust might eliminate the Internet.
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One of the things I want to do as an artist is to connect generations.
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Don't misunderstand good manners for passivity.
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We've sold over 100,000 records so far, and we're an independent label.
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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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We have always adapted ourselves to the songs instead of vice versa.
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There's no problem with fans and bands. There's a problem with the economics of the outside disruption of the industry.
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Death is always a reality, and life is incredibly short.
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We can do things that are very, very simple to us that can have a huge impact on others.
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My parents were never condescending to us. They treated us like adults from a very young age.