"We would plug our ears and even then the shrieks would cut through."

~Taylor, "Hanson: The Official Book", by Jarrod Gollihare

"We always say the definition of the worst experience ever is being on a TV show where you have to lip-sync. That's one thing we've tried to enforce. What's the point of being in a band if you're not even doing it?"

~Taylor

"Tell me that kid's not hot?!"

~comedian Jay Mohr, referring to Taylor

Lucy: Did Taylor cut his rat tail off:

IkeTayZac: It was an unfortunate accident involving a blender and some WD-40 =o) Yes, he cut if off.

~Hanson answer some frequently asked question, MOE 6

"I think it's really amazing that people all over the world have gotten to hear the music and they like it. It's really an awesome feeling to know that."

~Taylor, "Hanson: The Official Book", by Jarrod Gollihare

"It's not like we're these child geniuses who woke up one morning suddenly able to write good songs."

~Taylor

"When I'm on stage, I forget everything around me and concentrate only on the music. You can't really describe the feeling."

~Taylor

"There was like a constant meeting. It was like: OH MY GOD!"

~Taylor (on his voice changing)

"My deal is I think Taylor Hanson has one of the best voices in pop music today. The grooves on that last record are so freakin' funky it could tear your head off. I think Taylor is a modern day Steve Winwood."

~Joe Stark

Basically, we're just taller. Yes, we are bigger and taller and that is different, but when we cut our hair, first it was, "When are you gonna cut your hair?" and now it's, "Why did you cut your hair?" No matter what you do, people are going to question it. And if it weirded us out by this point, then we would have to go see a psychiatrist and stuff, because the little things that the band would never care about are things that people are going to talk about.

~Taylor, CDNOW video interview, By Allison Stewart CDNOW Senior Editor, Pop/R&B and Lori Raso CDNOW Video Producer

Thanks, Marie!

Well, it's hard to say whether people are looking up to us at this point, but I think it is cool to have people acknowledge us and say, "This is a really good record."

And we've gotten a great response from people in the industry and from critics, and people talking about the album, and that is always a very cool thing. It is cool to be able to go from one thing and continue to change, and not only have people in the industry say, "I like this." And to have your fans, most importantly, kind of grow up, and change [too].

You know, three years between the last album, and this album to the next album, they'll grow up, and it's interesting to kind of take them on a little bit of a ride and a journey of music.

~Taylor, CDNOWvideo interview, By Allison Stewart CDNOW Senior Editor, Pop/R&B and Lori Raso CDNOW Video Producer

Many thanks to Marie for the interview! :)

If I were a painter, how would I find the blue of your eyes?
If I were a painter Mixing my colors
How could I ever find the blue of your eyes?
The canvas could never Capture the light of your smile, of your smile

So I try to find the melody as beautiful as you
Find the words to say your eyes are bluer than blue
Fill my voice with the emotion I'm feeling for you
And now when the beat is so strong I'd give my heart and my soul

~"The Painter", O-Town

Thanks, Jackie!

Priestly- By the way, everyone who's listening at home, that's Taylor talking right now.

Taylor- Yeah, unless you guys are confused, all our voices sound very similar.

~B102.7 Interview with Hanson - March 2000

Thanks to Meghan, who typed up this interview for us! :)

Taylor: We get a ton of things special from fans.

Taylor: It's hard to remember every thing.

Taylor: Sometimes we get a lot of cool letters saying how the band has changed their lives.

Taylor: I could start a very cool list

~Transcript from the Fox.com chat with Hanson, August 17, 2000

"I love the ground under his feet, and the air over his head, and everything he touches, and every word he says. I love all his looks, and all his actions, and him entirely and altogether."

~Wuthering Heights, Charlotte Bronte

Thanks Jennifer! :)

I think life's idiosyncracies are what make it cool, so I wouldn't change a thing!

~Taylor, Transcript from the Fox.com chat with Hanson, August 17, 2000

BorrowedFriend: Taylor, I heard you play guitar now. Will you be playing it live in any shows on the TTA tour??

Taylor: I might be playing a little guitar. That's defnitely not my instrument yet, but as time goes by I'm sure I'll throw that in there.

~Transcript from the Fox.com chat with Hanson August 17, 2000

Maybe next time! Wouldn't that be awesome to see and hear? ::squeal!!!!::

Mandm84: Hey Hanson. I have a question for Tay, can you beat Ike in arm wrestling?

Taylor: LOL

Taylor: It's been awhile since we had one...I think I did win last time. But it's been awhile. I'll get back to you on that one!

~Transcript from the Fox.com chat with Hanson August 17, 2000

"Baby I will be your slave"

~"Slave", David Garza

What is your favorite thing to do on a Saturday night when you don't have to work that day or the next? -Samantha-14-Washington

Taylor: Let's see..

Taylor: I think just being with people you enjoy hanging out with and having no particular plan. Relaxing, chilling out and being free to do whatever.

~Transcript from the Fox.com chat with Hanson, August 17, 2000

You know, I don't think I have one favorite song. I think it's impossible to choose one song because you like different songs for different reasons. A song like Stand By Me is great because of its simplicity and how much it says. A song like Bohemian Rhapsody is great because its crafted so ingeniously. And a song like Good Lovin' makes you want to get up and dance!

~Taylor, Transcript from the Fox.com chat with Hanson, August 17, 2000

He's so fine Wish he were mine That handsome boy over there

He's a soft-spoken guy Also seems kind of shy

He's so fine

If I were a Queen And he asked me to leave my throne I'd do anything that he asked Anything to make him my own

For he's so fine So fine So fine

~The Chiffons, "He's So Fine"

Taylor: The best thing about music is it's a way of expressing stuff and everybody does it differently. And music to me, is my way of expressing thoughts, feelings all those different things that go through your head.

Taylor: And it's something I enjoy!

~Transcript from the Fox.com chat with Hanson August 17, 2000

Thank you to Teri for today's collage!

Say you're dating Taylor Hanson.

It's a hypothetical scenario, go with it.

So you and Taylor have been seeing each other regularly. You went to his concert, you got backstage, your eyes met across the crowd and you've been seeing each other ever since.

So you and Taylor have been dating for a while and things are going great, you're happy and you feel all those crazy, mushy things people feel when they're in love and I want you to be able to say to him, 'Taylor, I love you".

~"Loralei" to "Rory", The Gilmore Girls

Don't know about "Rory", but I know a few people who would NOT have a problem saying those words. >;-)

Thanks for the show, Shirl! :)

"Tulsa is Green Country's glittering crown jewel, built from a foundation of oil and rich with lavish Art Deco architecture and extraordinary museums."

~Oklahoma Travel Guide 2001

Sounds like a place fit for a prince. :-)

"I wasn't going to walk up to [Carol King] and say, 'Remember when you were teen pop?'" says Taylor. "But it was very cool. She's an incredible talent. We all sat around and played things from the [Beatles'] 'White Album' to Crosby, Stills and Nash songs, talking until 2 or 3 in the morning."

~LA Times, September 30, 2001

"If our entire career was based on trying to say what we're not, that would be a bad thing," says Taylor. "They key is to focus on what we are, which is a rock 'n' roll band."

~LA Times, September 30, 2001

"Manliness is not all swagger and mountain climbing. It's also tenderness."

~ From the movie "Tea and Sympathy"

"Taylor didn't get concerned about the number of signs in the crowd that read, "I Love You, TAY!" Instead Tay was, as usual, a little embarrassed by all of the attention heaped on him by his female fans."

~ Nancy Krulik, "Totally Taylor"

Have you heard U2's song "In a Little While"? Man that's SUCH a good song!

Luv~Katharine, San Diego, CA

Hey Katherine, I am so glad that you like that song. That is my favorite song on U2's album, and one of my favorite songs period. It's a spiritual song to me. Try listening to it as you look at the stars one night. Yeah I know it sounds cosmic. Peace and love, TAYLOR

~ Ask Hanson/ Hanson Asks, October 6, 2001

Call my baby lollipop Tell you why His kiss is sweeter than apple pie And when he does his shaky rockin' dance Man, I haven't got a chance

I call him Lollipop lollipop Oh lolli lolli lolli Lollipop lollipop.....

Sweeter than candy on a stick Huckleberry, cherry or lime If you had a choice He'd be your pick But lollipop is mine.

~ "Lollipop", The Chordettes

Wishing everybody a fun and safe Halloween!