the little dot means it's new. Thanx to Jen from "A Little bit rusty" for most of these quotes.
"I want to thank everyone for taking time out from their drinking to spend it here with us. I know you guys can't drink in here and that sucks."
"Last night we stayed in a place called Fishkill." (crowd cheered) "I guess some of you fuckers know where that is."
"All you damn Canadians do is smoke and drink...what a great country!!!"
"You know why we do this? We do this because we have big heads and we love to hear you scream!"
"This one goes out to the Bitch that gave all my clothes to GoodWill!"
( before "SHAME")"I'd like to thank my mother for giving birth to me so I can wear tight pants."
"Arizona green tea....I Fuckin drink it! Can you see that on every billboard across America?"
<"This next song is about getting laid... and trying really fucking hard..."
(before playing "damn" in concert)"There are only two things you need in life..money..and condoms."
"Look at my penis and fear me!!!" (i want to be afraid hehehe)
"You know what bigger feet mean...Bigger shoes!"
"I would rather have someone know all the words to my songs than to see me in the grocery store, and know who I am."
"We're not a very good band, but we try! And we're spunky dressers!"
"I'm seconds away from being this loser who never got a job, and sat around writing songs."
"As long as they let us tour, we will tour. We'll do whatever we have to do to keep this bus."
"The whole concept of 'yourself or someone like you' is that people are supposed to deal with their friends and their family and their relationships in a similar way. There's similarity in everyone's emotions."
"The album is not depressing. It was meant to be a celebration of getting through, surviving, and being on the upswing of things. For me, these are happy songs."
"I'm not one of those people who suffers for his art; its more like I'd be suffering without it. Writing songs is almost medicinal for me, its the best therepy I can think of."
"Kyle, I would reach my hand down your pocket anytime, because I think you're a sexy man, with a big guitar."(hey who wouldn't)
"All we could do is play and play and play, and do the best we possibly can, and try to never get caught with a dead hooker in a hotel room."
"It's okay to look like an idiot from day to day, but I don't want to be remembered like one forever!"
"Everyone in the band is still just a jerk, just like regular guys. It makes them more fun to be with. And nobody's developed any weird rock star fungus, or anything."
"I would hope it's the 'universalness' to the songs that resonate for people." It fits anybody. They're just about emotions, certain core, basic, emotions that everybody shares. I don't think I'm speaking for a generation. I'm not saying anything all that complicated. I'm rehashing my emotions."
"I would like to think that everything is going so well because they like our songs, and because there's something in it that attaches themselves to them and their lives and the things that they're going through. I mean, you never know, some people like us 'cause they think we're cute. Some people like us 'cause we remind them of somebody else. You never know why. And you can't question it, you just kind of go with it, and say, 'thanks, I'm glad it's happening.'"
"They weren't as emotionally fucked as I am" Talking about his friends who he wrote Hang about.
"I can tell you've been having a sh*tty day" talking to someone in the front row,"So heres a song for you. It's all about gettin' laid!"
"Okay I want everyone to sit down. Now all the ladies stand up. [so we did] That's not many . Now the guys" [seeing there were more of them] "Please tell me most of you guys are with your girlfriends." Then paul said "and none of you are interested in dating us"
"I was in a wierd stage at the time, then I heard the demo tape, and thought Rob had an incredibly original voice. His lyrics were heartfelt, and the music was really good...But it was the song, 3 a.m., which is the only song from the demo that made it on the record, that made me think, 'Man, I can hear this on top 40 radio.'"
"Critics don't like us, because there's nothing for them to latch on to and write about. No one in the band is dying of a heroin addiction...we're just out there playing."
"The oxygen has arrived!"
"Don't just hear it, feel it"
"Wud up dawg?" (he always used to say that in high school)
"My hair usually looks good. I dont know what happened. Got a little fucked up somehow....?"
"Yoooo...have you seen my dealer? He's about this tall, aite lookin'..."
"That reminds me, I need to get a manicure."(no questions asked)
"I'd let you but these pants ain't got no pockets." on the 10-Spot show after he saw that sign
"You know how we're going to combat this 'faceless band' theory? By making every single person in the United States love us."
"We're just going to be the world's greatest, happiest, nicest, friendlist band, and everybody's gonna understand that."
"We don't want to be in a band that never has anything to say."
"George Washington, he was the biggest liar ever, no offense to his familly and stuff, but he was a liar."
"I got a speeding ticket on the Meritt Parkway, too!"
"The record company would kill us for saying it, but we almost want to tell fans, when we meet them, 'Stop buying this record!' so we could go in and make the next one."
(on being a waiter)"I rocked at it. I was so good. I was a much better waiter than a drummer, that's for sure."
"Stay in school. They gots all the good dope?"(i'm sure he was kidding, at least i hope)
"I'm in a gang. The Apple Dumpling Gang."(no questions asked)
"Don't take a yourself seriously. That's our universal band thing. We don't take anything too seriously, except music."
"We're our own worst critic. That always keeps us grounded. It could have been one of the best shows you played that month, and [one of us] will say, 'No, it could have been better.'"
"Nothing makes you feel more energized than saying the word 'SPOON!'"
Paul talking about the Red Rocks Ampitheatre:
"It reminds us of home, because my apartment looks just like this."
Paul talks about finding Kyle for Matchbox 20:
"That was it. We wanted someone who could play this kind of music, but didn't on a regular basis. Kyle's an amazing singer/songwriter in his own respect, and a damn good looking guy.(hell yah)
"Rob's a rockstar, he makes us call him Mr. Thomas!"
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