Hanson Quotes
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I'm a bit of a hothead in certain circumstances, but you've got to temper it because your fans are there, and they've paid good money to see a show.
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Ultimately, our goal was to be a band and be recognized for our songs and making records. And I think that has been the case.
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I want to be able to talk about changing the world through your actions and being a generation that is aware and a force to be reckoned with - and at the same time be dancing.
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We've sold over 100,000 records so far, and we're an independent label.
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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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Actually, I don't think there's anyone that represents the artists, except the artists themselves.
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I've figured out what to do with my hands... onstage. I'm a percussion player, so I grab a tambourine as much as I can.
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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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Yes, our band will change and evolve, but we want to establish the reality of what this band truly sounds like.
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Our songs all carry the same way.
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Death is always a reality, and life is incredibly short.
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I was totally offended when people said we were like *Nsync. I've got nothing against them. I know those guys. But comparing us was lame. It was apples and oranges.
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It's pretty much run by everybody. We're very involved in everything that goes on. We always have been.
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I'm doing what I do for the right reasons. I love the music that I make.
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Hanson has rapid female fans, which I'm completely proud of, but a lot of fans are a contingent that have grown up with us really - our peers. There's younger fans. More and more guys are Hanson fans, musicians or kind of guys who were into a Beatles record.
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I am continually pleasantly surprised by how many people are showing up at shows and are younger than our first record.
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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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Hanson plays music that is very much a part of everything.
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People don't realize who this band is always been because we're so young, and it's hard to get over that stigma.
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A lot of potential scenarios create challenges. It's all about how you grew up, values instilled in you.
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We're just going to be ourselves, and we're just going to cross our fingers and hope that people like it. Because that's all you can do.
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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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Hanson will be associated with 'MMMBop' and long blonde hair in the same way the Beatles are associated with mop tops and suits.
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Every book has to start with a first chapter, and I think that 'Middle of Nowhere,' 'Mmmbop' and 'Where Is the Love' are good places to start for us. I don't think it's a bad place.