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

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" I have a hard time with musicians who act like pricks because it just makes me mad. I just sit there and I go, 'You know what, dude, no matter whether you're in a band just surviving or you're in a bus playing stadiums, one way or another, you're still among the rare breed of people that are actually getting paid to do it.' "

" 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. "

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

" Taylor being married and so on, that does evolve the dynamic on the road. "

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

" 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. "

" I think Hugh Laurie is awesome. You just want to loathe that guy in 'House' because he is not a friendly person, but somehow or another, he is profoundly charming. "

" Our songs all carry the same way. "

" We're Midwestern guys who grew up listening to soul music. "

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

" Hanson plays music that is very much a part of everything. "

" The crowds in Milwaukee are awesome. "

" There are a lot of dynamics and a lot of politics that go into records and getting played on the radio. "

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

" As an artist or musician, you want to be remembered for the music you make. "

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

" Everybody has their ups and downs, and that's what makes you tougher. "

" 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. "

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

" Hanson is not the pop band that a lot of people think we are. I think we're a lot more rooted in a lot of music history... we're songwriters, we're singers, we're players first. We're not entertainers, we're not celebrities, and frankly, we don't really want to be. "

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

" '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. "

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

" The only way that you can ever continue to have a career and have success and have hits is if you are honest to yourself in the same way that you were in the beginning. "

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

" We've done enough - and made enough mistakes - to pretty well know how to guide our careers ourselves. "

" 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. "