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" I remember people telling me that at 5 1/2 minutes long, 'Lightning Crashes' would never be a hit song. "

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" We really want the whole world to know about Live and to experience us. "

" I was buddies with Dennis Rodman back in the day; actually, I am still buddies with him, and so I have gone to a lot of games and always enjoyed it. "

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" With every kid, there has just been a deepening of my humanity, because there's no more of a feet-on-the-ground moment than having a child. "

" It's always so rewarding, gratifying to me, as an artist and a writer, to see how this music gets more important for a lot of people as time goes by. And it's not just nostalgia. It's a feeling of it's really relevant to their lives, even though it's 20 or 25 years old or more. "

" I've found lyrics in songs that always center me. "

" I consider our music a catalyst, something that might spark a thought or a question. "

" We've never been your traditional rock-pop band. Lyrically, I've always had more of an interest in spirituality and that kind of thing. "

" The message of 'The Distance To Here' is no secret. It is a message of love and an invitation to myself and to those who want to come along to ask the big questions and not feel uncool doing it. "

" You're living in a fantasy to think that music can actually change something. "

" I've never had trouble finding inspiration for new songs, no matter what I'm doing. "

" I would have to recommend the chorus of 'Lightning Crashes' for just about everyone that needs a little something, a little comeback. "

" With 'Mental Jewelry,' we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to get something happening. I think we lost some of the personality in the music. 'Throwing Copper''s mission was to begin to get some of that back. "

" Anarchy would be a world that nobody felt responsible for, that nobody felt any sort of love for. When there's real intelligence happening, when there's real love happening, there's a sense of responsibility: Hey, we've got to take care of this place and each other. "

" We've been slighted in the press for being heartfelt. "

" As a songwriter and a singer in a successful rock band, I have had the good fortune of being surrounded by incredible musicians, lots of wonderful production on both record and onstage, and plenty of volume! "

" I love Peter Gabriel, and I've come so close to working with him a few times. We were on a movie soundtrack together, but we didn't actually write together. "

" I am an Alanis Morissette fan. I think that she has a fantastic voice, and I would love to sing with her someday. "

" I think 'cool' is overrated. "

" I took a page out of the U2 book. They've always had a universal approach. Nobody doubts they're Christian, but there's an open door for everybody in any faith to consume the music at any level. "

" I've never allowed my specific personal practice or belief to be overtly integrated to the music. Because that's crossing the line into, 'We want you to think this.' And that's not what we're about. "

" Part of being an artist is that you want to express yourself to as many people as possible. But you don't want to exclude anyone. "

" We don't want Offspring-itis, Green Day-itis: you know, that thing where bands are all over the place at once, getting everything at once - major airplay on radio, major airplay on MTV. "

" You look at a song like 'Lightning Crashes,' and it's just so universal. "

" Life is full of inspiration, far more than I'll ever get to write about. "

" Those first big concerts we played as 'Throwing Copper' started to really reach people worldwide - I think we played our first big arena show at the George Estate basketball arena down in Atlanta. I remember showing up and standing on stage and just being like, 'I can't believe this is going to be full of people. This is huge.' "

" Music, in its clearest and simplest form, can be a catalyst to thought, but that's about it. "

" All my favorite artists were pretty serious in the sense that their music was something I could sink my teeth into, from Peter Gabriel to U2 to these artists that made me want to read the lyrics and dig into it. "

" I believe that rock and roll can really make a huge impact on people's lives. "