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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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" Careers are like roller coasters. You go up, you go down, and you spin yourself around. "

" When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff. "

" 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. "

" Oklahoma is very entrepreneurial. "

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" People often ask us if we had direct influences. Honestly, just a lot of different music - not necessarily individual people. We listen to anything from Bob Dylan to Massive Attack to Aerosmith to En Vogue. We very much enjoy all that music. "

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

" I'm a proud family man. "

" 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. "

" I think downloading is both saving and killing the music industry at the same time. "

" The premise of anything you do - whether it's writing a song or any business - is ultimately that it hinges heavily on your belief in the thing that you're doing and promoting and selling. It's a reflection of who you are in a very deep way. "

" Generally, I end up being the one thrown against the wall, because Zach is the drummer. He's stronger than me. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm doing what I do for the right reasons. I love the music that I make. "

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

" Being an entrepreneur means being a creative businessperson. "

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

" We've sold over 100,000 records so far, and we're an independent label. "

" 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. "

" We've always believed in our music. "

" One of the things I want to do as an artist is to connect generations. "

" There's something extraordinary about selling millions and millions of albums. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" In some ways, Australian fans are more dedicated and more enthusiastic than some of our most loyal fans in the U.S. "

" At some point, you decide to take something you really like and turn it into a business you love. "

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

" In a phrase: I always hope it keeps getting better. "

" I enjoyed making this album a lot because of the knowledge we acquired over the last 3 years. "