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" We've always believed in our music. "

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" Oklahoma is very entrepreneurial. "

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

" Luckily, I'm in a band with two other guys who really pull their own weight and have the skills and abilities to compensate for my weaknesses. "

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

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

" Hanson will be associated with 'MMMBop' and long blonde hair in the same way the Beatles are associated with mop tops and suits. "

" I was totally offended when people said we were like *Nsync. I've got nothing against them. I know those guys. But comparing us was lame. It was apples and oranges. "

" Most of our shows are about two and a half hours long. "

" 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. "

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

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

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" No matter what, I will always hope for that day when I look around and can say, 'Oh yeah, I wrote a song that touched me emotionally the way that a song like 'She's Got A Way,' by Billy Joel did.' "

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

" We're Midwestern guys who grew up listening to soul music. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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.' "

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

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

" I've got angels watching out for me. "

" 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. "

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

" '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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Being an entrepreneur means being a creative businessperson. "

" 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. "