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" Portland is where all the fringe groups went to escape. Where the outliers brought that DIY, punk rock attitude and made the city their own. "
John Gourley
Escape
Rock
Punk
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" I see a lot of people say you just make the music you wanna make and just love what you do, and that is what we do, but I wanna write the best songs we can. "
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" We went to Japan and stayed an extra day just to go shopping. New York is one of those places where we never get that. If we're there, we're working. "
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" We grew up in Alaska and will rep The North Face all day long. "
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" There are some athletes who I feel like are just looking for likes, and then there are people who are just real. "
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" I like work, I like song writing, and I like the history of Atlantic Records. They've sat in the studio with so many artists - like Ray Charles, for example - and created something amazing. As a label, they seem to be great at growing bands rather than telling you how to do it. "
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" I love running and good running shoes. "
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" Growing up, the only acts that came to us in Alaska were the big ones. The Mariah Careys. "
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" I think we're pretty spiritual people, the band in general. We're not a bunch of hippies or anything like that, but we like to work together and work with people. We believe that positive energy is pretty necessary in life, although it's not always easy to maintain. "
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" When we were kids, my favorite thing was coming to upstate New York where my family is from and hanging out with my grandparents' friends pre-Internet and them asking if we had stores or 'Do you have TV in Alaska?' "
John Gourley
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New York
" My favourite piece of music is actually 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' as a whole. For me, it's the most perfect and brilliant example of rock song writing. "
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" I've always been into thrifting. I'm a fan of finding unique pieces and having them tailored or altered. "
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Pieces
Unique
Always
" Levis are my go-to. Plain crew necks and jeans. "
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" I feel like rock n' roll has become very tame. "
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Like
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" As a songwriter, it's good to have criticism, and I like objective opinions. "
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Good
" I grew up in Alaska, okay? My dad graduated high school and went straight to the mountains. He had $300 and staked a claim. He didn't even have enough to put a title on the land: just had the records that he bought before he moved. "
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School
Enough
High School
" To me, sci-fi has the most amazing style. "
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Sci-Fi
Amazing
" It's so perfectly Alaska to be like, 'Dad we're going to the Grammys,' and for him to be like, 'Oh, well that's great, Johnny. All right, gotta go back to work.' "
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" I think there are really great movements happening in Portland. It's nice being in a place that supports itself and stands on its own. "
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Great
" Miles Davis and Felonious Monk, they're both great artists who enhance things. "
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Monk
Things
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" As much as we love an excuse to dress up, the red carpet is not the place. "
John Gourley
Red
Dress
Love
" A country is an individual in the world that represents a group of people, so I decided we would name our band after a country, and Portugal happened to be the one that popped up. "
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World
Up
" Nike is obviously more sporty than Adidas. I always associate Adidas with Beastie Boys and Run-DMC. "
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" The worst gift I have ever gotten on Christmas is going to see Tim Allen in 'The Santa Clause.' "
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