We can do things that are very, very simple to us that can have a huge impact on others.

'MMMBop' took about a year to actually get completed. The chorus idea had really been around for a long time, and then we built the song around it.

But anyone who knows anything about the music industry knows it's not only about the music.

One of the things I want to do as an artist is to connect generations.

People my age don't always know where their music comes from.

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

I enjoyed making this album a lot because of the knowledge we acquired over the last 3 years.

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

Generally, I end up being the one thrown against the wall, because Zach is the drummer. He's stronger than me.

Taylor being married and so on, that does evolve the dynamic on the road.

We have a good time and try not to kill each other.

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

Oklahoma is very entrepreneurial.

I want my kids to know that what I do is work. It's fun, it's a great job, but it's work.

I've got angels watching out for me.

Death is always a reality, and life is incredibly short.

The crowds in Milwaukee are awesome.

Brick-and-mortar at the end of the day matters because viral is great, but it comes and goes as fast.

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.

We've always believed in our music.

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

I just want to write a great lyric and write a great song, and everything else is icing on the cake.

If our kids want to do music, they are going to have to have a hard row to hoe just like any other band under the sun, and they're going to have to want it more than anyone else.

Our first manager really pushed that we not sell our publishing rights, which is one of the earliest things an artist will do: They'll sell in order to get a cash advance.

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

In some ways, Australian fans are more dedicated and more enthusiastic than some of our most loyal fans in the U.S.

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

We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension.

'Anthem' was the record that almost didn't get made for a completely different reason than 'Underneath.'

'MMMbop' ultimately is about trying to see the positive in the negative, trying to see the positive relationships you'll have the in the face of challenge and strife.

Word of mouth is way more important than millions of dollars spent marketing.

Luckily, I'm in a band with two other guys who really pull their own weight and have the skills and abilities to compensate for my weaknesses.

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.

Careers are like roller coasters. You go up, you go down, and you spin yourself around.

Hanson plays music that is very much a part of everything.

Sometimes a chord on a guitar will somehow spur some thought in your head, and you will write a song about it.

It's really crazy to be 36 years old and to have been doing something for 25 years.

I think there are a variety of misconceptions that go along with what 'MMMBop' and our band has been perceived as from the beginning, but I have absolutely no qualms whatsoever about playing 'MMMBop.'

Hanson is not the pop band that a lot of people think we are. I think we're a lot more rooted in a lot of music history... we're songwriters, we're singers, we're players first. We're not entertainers, we're not celebrities, and frankly, we don't really want to be.

I am continually pleasantly surprised by how many people are showing up at shows and are younger than our first record.

There's no problem with fans and bands. There's a problem with the economics of the outside disruption of the industry.

You just have to be yourself and make music you feel from your gut, and hopefully, your audience will respond.

What's really important is that all we ever were was a band. And all we ever wanted to be was a band.

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

As much as we were very proud of being a pop band, I know we never felt like we fit into that category.

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

I joke that we're not dissimilar to a rock band in the '70s.

The only way that you can ever continue to have a career and have success and have hits is if you are honest to yourself in the same way that you were in the beginning.

At some point, you decide to take something you really like and turn it into a business you love.

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