Musician

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.

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.

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

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

In a phrase: I always hope it keeps getting better.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

We've always believed in our music.

There are some seminal things that happened in the '70s for me: Billy Joel and Jackson 5.

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

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

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 done enough - and made enough mistakes - to pretty well know how to guide our careers ourselves.

I'm doing what I do for the right reasons. I love the music that I make.

I feel like, in some level, in our biggest moments of success we were always the underdog.