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

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 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.'

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

'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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

We've always believed in our music.

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.

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

The crowds in Milwaukee are awesome.