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" There are so many lovely cities around the U.S., around the world, that it's almost impossible to pick one. "
Isaac Hanson
Almost
World
Pick
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" People often ask us if we had direct influences. Honestly, just a lot of different music - not necessarily individual people. We listen to anything from Bob Dylan to Massive Attack to Aerosmith to En Vogue. We very much enjoy all that music. "
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" 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. "
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" There needs to be leadership in the heartland of America. "
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" One of the things I want to do as an artist is to connect generations. "
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" I joke that we're not dissimilar to a rock band in the '70s. "
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Dissimilar
Band
" 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. "
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" Actually, I don't think there's anyone that represents the artists, except the artists themselves. "
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" We have always adapted ourselves to the songs instead of vice versa. "
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" Hanson will be associated with 'MMMBop' and long blonde hair in the same way the Beatles are associated with mop tops and suits. "
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Way
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" 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. "
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Think
Goal
" There are very few people who have done more than one Christmas album. "
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Who
More
" We've done enough - and made enough mistakes - to pretty well know how to guide our careers ourselves. "
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Pretty
Know
Done
" 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. "
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Place
Working
Win
" Kids will ask us 'How do you become famous?' It's the wrong question. Focus on the craft, not on the fame. "
Isaac Hanson
Craft
Fame
Famous
" There are some seminal things that happened in the '70s for me: Billy Joel and Jackson 5. "
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Happened
Things
Some
" Getting to make the music, and having a good time doing it, is the most important thing to us. "
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Good
Music
Time
" Brick-and-mortar at the end of the day matters because viral is great, but it comes and goes as fast. "
Isaac Hanson
Great
End
Day
" In some ways, Australian fans are more dedicated and more enthusiastic than some of our most loyal fans in the U.S. "
Isaac Hanson
Enthusiastic
Most
More
" There are a lot of dynamics and a lot of politics that go into records and getting played on the radio. "
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Go
Radio
Records
" 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.' "
Isaac Hanson
Think
Band
Beginning
" '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. "
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Year
Time
Been
" You can call Hanson a whole lot of things, but hip-hop isn't one of them. "
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Whole
You
Things
" But anyone who knows anything about the music industry knows it's not only about the music. "
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Music Industry
Only
Music
" It is a growing process. You can't just like beer. You have to start somewhere and learn the different flavors. "
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You
Growing
Beer
" Taylor being married and so on, that does evolve the dynamic on the road. "
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Dynamic
Evolve
Married
" Texas is a pretty free state. "
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Free
Free State
State
" I want my kids to know that what I do is work. It's fun, it's a great job, but it's work. "
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Job
Want
Fun
" Everybody has their ups and downs, and that's what makes you tougher. "
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Tougher
Ups And Downs
Ups
" We've always been proud of what we've done. "
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Done
Proud
Been
" 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. "
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Want
Sun
Music