"It is the message, not the messenger." ~Taylor

"I love speed. I get sort of a kick out of it." ~Taylor

"The Tulsa brothers grow older, taller, buffer, smarter,cooler. MmmBop THAT, BSB."

~US Weekly May 22, 2000

"He's got the hair-flip and shy downward glance locked down. Even the spaces between his teeth are perfect."

~Spin June, 2000

I'll tell ya....that June issue of Spin is just LOADED with awesome stuff like this quote. If you haven't gotten your hot little hands on a copy, you really should!

"It'll be interesting to see if the youth of America want music that speaks to them and not for them, or if they want candy-coated horseshit."

~Bob Weir in "Spin" June, 2000

**This has got to be TLS' most favorite quote ever! :)

"Boy, you sure got a purdy mouth: Taylor Hanson."

~Spin, June 2000

~Taylor AOL Chat Australia, March 21, 2000

"Fortunately, Hanson took their time making a follow-up to the debut MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, and they didn't spend their vacation buying matching white suits, dance lessons or wind machines. Instead, they matured into a bang-up rock & roll band, singing and playing the high-energy gems on THIS TIME AROUND with a surprisingly adult confidence."

~Rolling Stone May 25, 2000

"The group's most potent weapon is undeniably Taylor Hanson's soulful crack of a voice (if hormones kick in and kill this kid's pipes, it's going to be an American pop tragedy), and it's impossible to ignore the similarity between his singing and the young Michael Jackson's, even if it's mainly a matter of quality.

Taylor has a perfect singer's knack for playing with a song without overdoing it (the curse of Mr. Jackson's latter years): He can whine and wail with the best of them (listen to "Speechless"), but he hasn't yet fallen prey to his own affectations."

~Detroit News, May/June, 1997

I know this quote is old, but I had never seen it before. Isn't it great?! And we all know that "hormones" definitely did NOT "kill" Taylor's pipes. Those "pipes" are better than ever!!! :) Thanks to Marica for sending in this quote for us all to enjoy!

"I may look like a girl, but I don't fight like one" ~Taylor

Taylor, babe...you do NOT look like a girl...no way, no how...

"What guys do is they grunt." ~Taylor

A very special Happy Birthday wish to TLS today! ~TC

"We don't want to take credit for something, whether it be good or bad, unless it's our music," says the dreamiest of the trio.

~Newsweek, May 22, 2000

"First of all, it's not about the money, period. it really isn't. It's really great to get respect, but at the same time, good or bad, you can't let other people determine who you are. You have to know who you are and where you're going."

~Taylor Montreal Gazette, 5-19-00

Hmmm...who do you think they are referring to when they say "dreamiest"? ;)

"A lot of the first thing that inspired us to get into music was early rock and roll artists like Aretha Franklin, Beatles, Cream, and Chuck Berry. So I think collectively theirs have been the biggest influence to this day."

~Taylor AOL Chat May 2000

"When you're the one evolving, of course, you don't notice it much. To us, it feels like a natural change."

~Taylor Tulsa World

"We did dabble in smoking some cigars in making the record, but hopefully it won't become too much of a habit."

~Taylor AOL Chat May, 2000

Hey guys!

WHY are TC and TLS sending out *two* TADs in one night? Because, we are going to see Hanson in Louisville, KY on Friday, that's why!

Itz gonna be a ton of fun, and not only will we get to drool over The Babe, but this will be the first time TC and TLS have met in person! So, we can't wait! :)

Once we get back, we will definitely let you see any yummy pics we might be able to take! (Hope, hope!) So....TRY to wait till Saturday to open Saturday's TAD! But, if you can't resist, who could blame ya???

"We put pressure on ourselves just because we're perfectionists about making an album as good as it can be, the songs as good as they can be."

~Taylor eonline.com May 20, 2000

"Grapsing the door handle in his fist, (Taylor) pulled it open, looking back over his shoulder at the photographer. "For the record...I want to be just like my father when I grow up." With that, he breezed through the door leaving the photographer behind in a state of awed admiration."

From "The Photographer"
Written by J Robinson

Wish an extra special happy Father's Day to all the Hanson fan dads out there! :)

To read about our experiences at the WDJX Birthday Bash in Louisville, KY on June 16, please go here.

"I don't think the band was ever bubblegum pop but I do think the music has changed. More than anything, I think that time has gone by and you continue to try new things."

~Taylor AOL Chat May, 2000

"I definitely wouldn't call myself a real harmonica player, though I will try and wing it and hopefully I will get better."

~Taylor AOL Chat May, 2000

"You can't start freaking out about what everybody thinks, because in the end you've got to be happy with the album."

~Taylor eonline.com May 20, 2000

"This ain't no dog and pony show. Hanson is here to stay."

~eonline May 20, 2000

"When he graduates, I'm going to be at the ceremony with a van with tinted windows and a six-pack. Get on the 15 and hit Vegas with my Hanson boy."

~comedian Jay Mohr (or was it TLS and TC?????) LA Weekly June 9, 2000

"Hey, do you want my crusty socks? It's like a date thing. No flowers, just a crusty sock."

~Taylor Trackers May, 2000

**Hey, I don't know about YOU, but TC and TLS would be THRILLED to have a crusty Taylor sock! :)

"When you hear Aretha Franklin sing "Respect", that's like an undeniable sense of musicality that can't help strike you, no matter who you are or what you want to do."

~Taylor Tulsa World

"I was singing about infidelity when I was seven. People make the big mistake that because you are young they think you can't express feelings or that you can't describe them with a straight face."

~Taylor Montreal Gazette May 19, 2000

"It was fun. We've done that kind of thing several times. Your butt is vibrating and you're like, whoah, this is weir-rr-rr-d."

~Taylor (on the Indy 500 racing game at the Playdium Toronto)
rollingstone.com May 2000

Hmmmmmm....we like this quote. Taylor...vibrating butt....the possiblities are endless! >;-)

The eldest spoke for the younger. "We're...he's interested in, um...a piercing." He gestured toward the middle brother and I moved my eyes from Isaac's to Taylor's. He bowed his head shyly, keeping his eyes fixed on my own, as a rosy flush washed over his cheeks.

~excerpt from "Insatiable", written by J. Robinson
www.oocities.org/sweetjazzylicks/index.html

"They seem to be now the bullies of the countdown. You cannot take their lunch money anymore. They're No. 1 yet again. Here's Hanson-If Only-the No. 1 video for TRL Tuesday.

There are the Hanson guys. Man, they ain't messin' around. No. 1 yet again-If Only."

~Carson Daly Total Request Live June 27, 2000

Hmmm....we never know just quite *how* to take Carson. Oh, well....anyway, Hanson fans- GREAT JOB!! If Only has been #1 for days on TRL!! Let's keep up the voting there, and work really hard on requesting it at your local radio stations. THAT is a task that is a little harder to accomplish than TRL, but if we turned *that* situation around, we can do it with radio too. So don't give up, our guys are so worth it!

"The music is going to continue to change. The next record is going to be different, and the record after that is going to be different musically. I hope we'll still be talking to reporters forty years from now."

~Taylor Montreal Gazette May 19, 2000