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" I'm in a very successful band. We all love each other. It ain't ever breaking up. I also have a terrific hobby that became a full-time job. My only problem? There's not enough time to sleep in my world. "

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" It's a sense of pride, a sense of you set out to get a record deal, and we got that. We set out to get a No. 1 record, and then we got that. Then you say, 'Wow, that was impossible and now even more impossible is to stay No. 1 and stay current and put out new records that people care about,' and we really stuck to that. "

David Bryan

People

Care

You

" On stage with the band, your destiny lies in your own hands. "

" It's really fun to just stretch out and not have any boundaries or just try something for the craft. "

" When it comes to writing musicals, you write the best piece you can. Then, its destiny is in the hands of the actors and the director. "

" We play anywhere around two, 2 hours, so we're always in shape, but you've got to get yourself in super shape so you can sing that long, play that long, and feel strong. "

" We never do the same set twice. "

" 'Memphis' lives in me, and I'm bringing it around the world. "

David Bryan

World

Memphis

" We never do the same set twice... We play for at least two and a half hours, sometimes longer, so there's a lot of songs from all the records. And we know there's a stable we as fans would want to hear, so we always give them, then we change up a bunch of songs and throw in a couple new ones. "

" I've been through a lot of experiences in my life being in the biggest band in the world. "

" Before 'Memphis,' I had never considered working on a musical. But when Joe DiPietro sent me the script, I heard the entire score in my head. "

" We've been here since 1983 as a band. "

" I like to see other bands, and I like to hear their songs, but I really like it when they engage the audience. "

David Bryan

Songs

Engage

" We keep trying to get better - constantly working at it. We love to tour. I love to play in front of people. You sit there, and everybody's smiling, and you're smiling. It's a good time. "

" I guess, for me, the therapy is walking on stage, playing all of our songs, and walking out. That's probably my therapy. That's a good time. "

David Bryan

Therapy

Good

" People ask me, 'Is there pressure to win a Tony for your next one?' I've got three on my mantelpiece; I'm good. If that's the end of the story, I'm fine. "

David Bryan

Win

End

" I'm going to stop when I'm 100. I put a limit on myself. "

" I think, bad times, I sit down and I play - there's definitely certain songs that touch in certain ways. I go back to 'Moonlight Sonata' by Beethoven; that usually takes care of everything. "

" We thought the hardest thing in the world was to get a record deal, then the hardest was to get a No. 1 record, and then the hardest thing is to stay at the top. It's a lot of work. "

" A lot of my friends are doctors, and the difference between me and them is there's no musical emergencies to pull me away from dinner. 'I need the chords for that song right now!' No, it can wait. "

" I don't like it when bands don't want to play that one song everybody wants to hear. I think that's cheating everybody, and I think it's selfish of an artist to do that. "

" One of the greatest things about our band is that we bring the American dream to the world. Here's a bunch of kids that were living in nowhere New Jersey, and we made it through a lot of practice and a lot of work and a lot of luck. It shows the world, 'If we did it, you can do it.' "

" We've always been just an American rock n' roll band. "

" Everybody in the world has problems, and the nice thing about entertainment is you get to forget about those problems and have a good time for a couple of hours. "

" We've always been a band of the people, and we will always remain a band of the people. "

" There's no way you can imagine going from kids in high school to being the best band in the world. "

" I just write the way I feel, and if it feels good to me, hopefully everybody likes it. "

David Bryan

Write

Good

" I think growing up in the shadow of New York shaped me for life. Hey, you come from Jersey, you get used to being dumped on by the big city. "

" In rock n' roll, there are notes that aren't like notes. They're something in between, and it's the way you scoop into it. "

" Some I want to see just for curiosity. But no, I don't really rush out to see a bunch of musicals. "

" It's so much fun to be on stage and play. It really is. "