I'm hot, sticky sweet From my head to my feet, yeah

~"Pour Some Sugar On Me", Def Leppard

"You guys can do better than that - come on! That's what I'm talkin' 'bout - you guys just leave me speechless..."

~Taylor, introduction to "Speechless", Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, TTA Tour 2000

"We need you to get up off your booty - and just do this. I just want you guys to move - you guys in the back - guys in the front - yeah!"

~Taylor, introduction to "In The City", Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, TTA Tour 2000

Have a great Holiday today! :o)

"Doing this part in the movie sounded like a goofy, fun thing to do", explains talkative Taylor. "And it's another way for us to be creative in this business. We're having a great time."

~"Take A Sneek Peek At Hanson's Big Screen Debut", Mary-Kate & Ashley Magazine, August/September 2001

"I'm totally accident prone", fesses Taylor. "I tend to break tings that you wouldn't imagine could be broken".

~"Take A Sneek Peek At Hanson's Big Screen Debut", Mary-Kate & Ashley Magazine, August/September 2001

"In our era, it is - Nirvana is 'the one'. I think people are gonna look at Kurt Cobain and look at Nirvana and say, okay, that was, um, that was something that was special to that era. That was something that was its own thing. And it's gonna live. I think it's gonna, you know, survive the test of time."

~Taylor, "GetMusic Remembers Kurt Cobain", GetMusic.com, 2001

"We were white guys dancing to tracks, which isn't really something that makes too much sense", he says. "At the time, that's who we were. When we first started recording, we had just started playing [instruments]. We ended up evolving toward being a rock n' roll band."

~Taylor, "1997 Oklahoman of the Year", by George Lang for Oklahoma Today Magazine, February/March 1998

"'Mmmbop' was on its way, climbing fast in the charts, but we hadn't seen the other side of it - the fan side," Taylor expalins. "We went there, to this mall, and we were actually rehearsing for Letterman, and we didn't want to go, because we needed rehearsal time.

"Once we got there, this mall was just packed," he says. "It was half an hour before the mall closed, and the mall was just completely packed. The security guards were looking at us like... they didn't know what to expect. They went to the door and said, 'Okay, guys, listen to this.'"

~Taylor, commenting on the Paramus Park Mall appearance, "1997 Oklahoman of the Year", by George Lang for Oklahoma Today Magazine, February/March 1998

We are recording a documentary right now, filming everything from the recording and writing to ... chatting on HansonNet. We're still not sure when it's going to be released because it's a documentary and they tend to take a while.

~Taylor, Hanson.net Chat, July 2001

Big hugs to Suzanne for today's pic! :)

We're gonna have a ton of fun. We're gonna rock this place. It will never be the same.

~Taylor, TTMON

"You're everywhere to me And when I close my eyes it's you I see You're everything I know That makes me believe I'm not alone

And when I touch your hand It's then I understand The beauty that's within You always light my way No matter where I go I always feel you so

And when I close my eyes it's you I see You're everything I know That makes me believe I'm not alone

'Cause you're everywhere to me And when I catch my breath It's you I breathe You're everything I know That makes me believe I'm not alone."

~"Everywhere", Michelle Branch

Taylor Hanson, 17, lifted his bushy eyebrows every time he shifted from verse to chorus and often jumped out from behind his keyboards to run up to the stage edge and urge the crowd to sing along with his sexily soulful vocals.

~Hanson Is the Only Teen Band That Matters, guitar.com, March 2001

"From the beginning, she found him to possess an ardor for his calling that spoke to her heart and mind and soul in such a deep and familiar way, she felt as if he were long-lost kin, returned at last from a distant shore."

~"A Common Life", Jan Karon

"Somebody save me!"

~Taylor, RTA

You have got to have the bluest eyes I've ever seen, And when I wake from dreamin, I am screamin out your name, Yes, I must confess, You simply are the best, You make me feel so pure, Like you're some kind of cure, Baby, you're my healer, You heart stealer of a man.

~"Crush", 3Gs

Thanks to Erin for today's quote!

swedes83: Have you ever been a BIG fan of somebody?

Taylor: I've been a big, big fan of a lot of people. I don't think I would scream like our fans...but then again, I don't have the genetics for it.

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

"There are few people in this world who have the kind of looks which enchant and enthrall. Your stomach just drops to your knees, your heart skips a beat, you're not prepared for it...It isn't just beauty, it's a glow, something in the eyes."

~Susan Sontag

Thanks to Jennifer for the quote!

"Instead of trying to shut something off," Taylor said, "you want to open the door for the other [fans]. It's not about shutting doors, it's about opening doors. Your point is to keep [focused], to say, 'Look, whoever's a fan, you can be into it, [regardless] if you're eighty or if you're ten."

~ MTV, May 5, 2000

"You are different when you are in love. You have to answer for your love. That's what 'If Only' is about."

~ Taylor, Breakout Magazine, April 2000

These wonderful things that you do They got me feelin' In love with you That loving you this easy Comes so naturally Loving you this easy Comes so naturally

~ "Loving You", Alicia Keys

"We have met many very many people and traveled around the world, but we haven't changed. Even if we have sold unbelievable many more records that we even could dream about, we can't just go around digging ourselves. You can't think 'Oh. I'm so special.'"

~ Taylor, TOPP Norway, May 2000

Isaac: The most expensive thing we have bought so far is our dirtbikes.

Dirtbikes??? What's that?

Taylor: It's a motorbike you drive on dirty tracks with.

~TOPP Norway, May 2000

"Rarely," Taylor says when asked how often he and his siblings would hit the streets à la little jaybirds. "But sometimes we'd do that, run out of the hotel naked, just to kind of refresh [ourselves]."

~ Wall of Sound, July 3, 1998

Taylor, 17, is the natural spokesman for the group. Blessed with teen-idol looks (architectural cheekbones, rosy red cheeks that bloom when he's animated, and not a zit in sight), poise, and confidence, he's got the charisma to inflame the passion of millions of teenage girls worldwide.

~Nylon Magazine, April 2000

He's the savvy one and notices everything. (When Zac accidentally knocks a drink on the table, Taylor reflexively lifts Isaac's sleeve, saying "Don't let that get dirty". When Isaac and he were wearing similar shirts, he alerts the stylist, concerned that they might look "too western" together). When Taylor talks to you, he looks directly into your eyes without embarrassment.

~Nylon Magazine, April 2000

On keyboards and vocals, Taylor, 17, was the focal point. He could well be the first honest-to-goodness teenage Adonis since David Cassidy. The audience was in sync with his every movement. When he swayed, they swayed. When he bounced, they bounced.

~Seattle P-I, August 1, 2000

"I fell in love with the lead singer of Hanson And I'm so happy now that I'm dancin'"

~"In Love With the Lead Singer", Cheap Suits

"Although we love what's on the radio now, that's not the stuff that inspired us."

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

Paul: A lot of people are saying that Taylor is getting his tongue pierced. Well is he?

IkeTayZac: Uhh...that could make singing rather difficult, not to mention eating hot wings. YEEEOW!!!

~Hanson answers some frequently asked questions, MOE 8

"Whenever you perform a concert you are entertaining...the energy that comes off the band is of course the most important."

~Taylor, TTA Tour 2000 program