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" A country is an individual in the world that represents a group of people, so I decided we would name our band after a country, and Portugal happened to be the one that popped up. "
Band
World
Up
" As a songwriter, it's good to have criticism, and I like objective opinions. "
Like
Criticism
Good
" As much as we love an excuse to dress up, the red carpet is not the place. "
Red
Dress
Love
" Getting nominated for a Grammy is as high as it gets for us. "
High
Grammy
Getting
" Growing up, the only acts that came to us in Alaska were the big ones. The Mariah Careys. "
Growing
Big
Alaska
" I feel like rock n' roll has become very tame. "
Become
Like
I Feel Like
" I grew up in Alaska, okay? My dad graduated high school and went straight to the mountains. He had $300 and staked a claim. He didn't even have enough to put a title on the land: just had the records that he bought before he moved. "
School
Enough
High School
" I like work, I like song writing, and I like the history of Atlantic Records. They've sat in the studio with so many artists - like Ray Charles, for example - and created something amazing. As a label, they seem to be great at growing bands rather than telling you how to do it. "
Writing
Great
History
" I love running and good running shoes. "
Good
Shoes
I Love
" I see a lot of people say you just make the music you wanna make and just love what you do, and that is what we do, but I wanna write the best songs we can. "
Best
You
Say
" I think there are really great movements happening in Portland. It's nice being in a place that supports itself and stands on its own. "
Think
Nice
Great
" I think we're pretty spiritual people, the band in general. We're not a bunch of hippies or anything like that, but we like to work together and work with people. We believe that positive energy is pretty necessary in life, although it's not always easy to maintain. "
Work
Spiritual
Positive
" It's so perfectly Alaska to be like, 'Dad we're going to the Grammys,' and for him to be like, 'Oh, well that's great, Johnny. All right, gotta go back to work.' "
Great
Alaska
Back
" I've always been into thrifting. I'm a fan of finding unique pieces and having them tailored or altered. "
Pieces
Unique
Always
" Levis are my go-to. Plain crew necks and jeans. "
Plain
Jeans
Crew
" Miles Davis and Felonious Monk, they're both great artists who enhance things. "
Monk
Things
Miles
" My favourite piece of music is actually 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' as a whole. For me, it's the most perfect and brilliant example of rock song writing. "
Music
Writing
Dark
" Nike is obviously more sporty than Adidas. I always associate Adidas with Beastie Boys and Run-DMC. "
Obviously
Nike
More
" Portland is where all the fringe groups went to escape. Where the outliers brought that DIY, punk rock attitude and made the city their own. "
Escape
Rock
Punk
" There are some athletes who I feel like are just looking for likes, and then there are people who are just real. "
Real
Feel
Just
" The worst gift I have ever gotten on Christmas is going to see Tim Allen in 'The Santa Clause.' "
Ever
Gift
Worst
" To me, sci-fi has the most amazing style. "
Style
Sci-Fi
Amazing
" We grew up in Alaska and will rep The North Face all day long. "
Face
Alaska
Day
" We went to Japan and stayed an extra day just to go shopping. New York is one of those places where we never get that. If we're there, we're working. "
Never
Go
Day
" When we were kids, my favorite thing was coming to upstate New York where my family is from and hanging out with my grandparents' friends pre-Internet and them asking if we had stores or 'Do you have TV in Alaska?' "
Family
Alaska
New York
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