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" We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension. "

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" I'm a bit of a hothead in certain circumstances, but you've got to temper it because your fans are there, and they've paid good money to see a show. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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've got angels watching out for me. "

" Generally, I end up being the one thrown against the wall, because Zach is the drummer. He's stronger than me. "

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

" Brick-and-mortar at the end of the day matters because viral is great, but it comes and goes as fast. "

" The premise of anything you do - whether it's writing a song or any business - is ultimately that it hinges heavily on your belief in the thing that you're doing and promoting and selling. It's a reflection of who you are in a very deep way. "

" 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. "

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

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

" '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. "

" 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.' "

" At some point, you decide to take something you really like and turn it into a business you love. "

" The only way that you can ever continue to have a career and have success and have hits is if you are honest to yourself in the same way that you were in the beginning. "

" Our songs all carry the same way. "

" Yes it was we, are a few years back parted from our record company and took the album that we were making with them and released it independently in the United States had a number one Independent debut in the United States. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Eventually, the bad boy image affects fans' willingness to show up. "

" One of the things I want to do as an artist is to connect generations. "

" What's really important is that all we ever were was a band. And all we ever wanted to be was a band. "

" Being an entrepreneur means being a creative businessperson. "

" The most creative person is not the person who can come up with the best idea; it's the one who can take that group of things on the table and assemble them in the greatest multiple of unique ways. "

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

" We have always adapted ourselves to the songs instead of vice versa. "