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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. "

Isaac Hanson

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Isaac Hanson

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

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

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

" It's hard to complain when you say, 'We're gonna go to the clip where Helen Hunt and Will Ferrell are on 'Saturday Night Live' making fun of your song.' "

" 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. "

" I think there are a variety of misconceptions that go along with what 'MMMBop' and our band has been perceived as from the beginning, but I have absolutely no qualms whatsoever about playing 'MMMBop.' "

" 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. "

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

" There are very few people who have done more than one Christmas album. "

Isaac Hanson

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" Working with Yahoo! allows us to give our fans a chance to listen to our songs, check out the video, purchase our new album, win tickets to our show, and chat with us all in one place. "

" Getting to make the music, and having a good time doing it, is the most important thing to us. "

" There are so many lovely cities around the U.S., around the world, that it's almost impossible to pick one. "

" 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. "

" Ultimately, our goal was to be a band and be recognized for our songs and making records. And I think that has been the case. "

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

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

" Actually, I don't think there's anyone that represents the artists, except the artists themselves. "

" Word of mouth is way more important than millions of dollars spent marketing. "

Isaac Hanson

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" Our songs all carry the same way. "

" Christmas albums are not something you do frequently. "

" I want my kids to know that what I do is work. It's fun, it's a great job, but it's work. "

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

" 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. "

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

" There needs to be leadership in the heartland of America. "

" The artist-audience relationship is the most valuable thing, and anything you can do to fuel the long-term potential of that relationship is of value to you. "