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" For better or worse, we have evolved for sure, but we've also maintained a certain core about who we are, which is we were raised on late '50s and early '60s rock n' roll and R&B, and you can always hear that throughout. And that's just always been who we were. As much as we've evolved, that's stayed the same. "

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" 'MMMbop' ultimately is about trying to see the positive in the negative, trying to see the positive relationships you'll have the in the face of challenge and strife. "

" Kids will ask us 'How do you become famous?' It's the wrong question. Focus on the craft, not on the fame. "

" I don't get sick of 'MMMBop' in any way shape or form, and I don't know why I would. "

" It is a growing process. You can't just like beer. You have to start somewhere and learn the different flavors. "

" Hanson will be associated with 'MMMBop' and long blonde hair in the same way the Beatles are associated with mop tops and suits. "

" 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. "

" As much as we were very proud of being a pop band, I know we never felt like we fit into that category. "

" We felt like, first and foremost, we were songwriters. "

" I'm a proud family man. "

" We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension. "

" Our songs all carry the same way. "

" Yes, our band will change and evolve, but we want to establish the reality of what this band truly sounds like. "

" I am continually pleasantly surprised by how many people are showing up at shows and are younger than our first record. "

" It's really crazy to be 36 years old and to have been doing something for 25 years. "

" I just want to write a great lyric and write a great song, and everything else is icing on the cake. "

" 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. "

" If our kids want to do music, they are going to have to have a hard row to hoe just like any other band under the sun, and they're going to have to want it more than anyone else. "

" You just have to be yourself and make music you feel from your gut, and hopefully, your audience will respond. "

" 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. "

" Yes it was we, are a few years back parted from our record company and took the album that we were making with them and released it independently in the United States had a number one Independent debut in the United States. "

" We said from the very beginning that we're in this for the long haul. "

" We didn't want our kids raised in a place plagued by smog and plastic surgery. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" Death is always a reality, and life is incredibly short. "