Fun. Quotes
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When you start writing songs on your own, there's no Bible, there's no one around you, so you're just writing, and you're left with, like, the dead space in your head to know if it's a good song or an interesting concept.
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My parents had normal jobs, and I didn't just want to work all day, and so I thought if I could break into music I wouldn't have to work all day. And I had an uncle who was on Broadway, so I was like, 'I have to be able to sing.'
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I don't play an instrument - I just write in my head, and I usually hear fully formed songs. 'We Are Young' turned out so much like it was in my head. But it also exceeded all my expectations.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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You can be a man who loves a woman but love someone the way a gay man loves another man or a woman loves a woman.
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I want to be able to do work where I think it's very forward, but I also want it to exist in a big way and have an effect on a lot of people.
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All I have to do to continue to make things work is make great records, and that's more important than having a crazy master plan.
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What sets 'Some Nights' apart from anything we've ever done is the hip-hop influence. Not so much the actual sound of hip-hop, but more the vibrato and the artistry that comes with it. Right now, the artists that seem to be pushing to be the greatest artists and are trying to change the world are hip-hop artists.
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It just seems like the most fun thing in the world. I've never met people who have kids who haven't looked me in the eye and been like, 'It's the greatest thing that's ever happened.'
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I hear my songs being sung by females before I change them and make them into my voice.
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I've been touring through Texas since I was 15, on my first tour ever.
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It's really easy to end up on the 'Daily Mail' if you put yourself in situations where you'll end up on the 'Daily Mail,' and it's really easy to not if you don't do that.
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In this business, it's important to constantly do things that you don't know how to do. I love touring and making records, but I've learned how to do that, so sometimes you just have to dive in and try it.
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I think any branding for me is band-related. It's really weird to get used to the exposure, because I am a naturally introverted person, and I'm not exactly social. Occasionally I can get comfortable enough to talk, but I spend a lot of my days not talking, especially when I'm at home and not on tour.
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I don't have a Twitter or a Facebook, but that doesn't mean I'm any more productive than the rest of the world.
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I think it's really cool, but Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms did it better than anyone. People don't realize just how awesome the Arizona history is, especially for alternative music. Growing up, that's all I ever wanted to be was those two bands.
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I need a hobby, and I don't want it to be basketball. I want it to be music. So to get away from music, I do other music.
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I love to stay at home and write.
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We have this really retro vibe and style of songwriting and, personally, I wasn't embracing the current state of music until I fell in love with hip-hop. It felt good to suddenly embrace where music was headed, and I think hip-hop is the best at that, because it feels so progressive and everybody wants to be the best.
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When I work with other people, I don't have to do that - it's because I love to do it and I want to do it.
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I'm not super into sports.
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It really is true that when an issue becomes pop culture, it changes faster, and it's really great for the issue.
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I have no problem being mainstream. I grew up in the '90s when the mainstream was amazing.
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I try and get about eight hours of sleep every single night. And I like to think that I drink more water than anyone, ever.