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" 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. "

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" Our first manager really pushed that we not sell our publishing rights, which is one of the earliest things an artist will do: They'll sell in order to get a cash advance. "

" 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. "

" My parents were never condescending to us. They treated us like adults from a very young age. "

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

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

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

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

" We felt like, first and foremost, we were songwriters. "

" What we do every night is we change out the set list as much as we can to make sure that (fans can) go home and tell their friends they experienced something unique and cool. "

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

" We can do things that are very, very simple to us that can have a huge impact on others. "

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

" Everybody feels up sometimes, they feel down sometimes, sometimes they feel sideways, sometimes they feel weird. And the beauty of music is you can express all those different feelings in all the different songs you write. And hopefully, people can identify with those. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 'MMMBop' took about a year to actually get completed. The chorus idea had really been around for a long time, and then we built the song around it. "

" There's no problem with fans and bands. There's a problem with the economics of the outside disruption of the industry. "

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

" Everybody has their demons; everyone has their challenges. "

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

" 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.' "

" Oklahoma is very entrepreneurial. "

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" People my age don't always know where their music comes from. "

" A lot of potential scenarios create challenges. It's all about how you grew up, values instilled in you. "

" 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. "

" We pushed our first record, 'Boomerang,' to different labels, but it was hard for them to see though the 'white guys singing R&B' thing. "

" We have a good time and try not to kill each other. "

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

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

" But anyone who knows anything about the music industry knows it's not only about the music. "