Isaac Hanson Quotes

Every book has to start with a first chapter, and I think that 'Middle of Nowhere,' 'Mmmbop' and 'Where Is the Love' are good places to start for us. I don't think it's a bad place.

- Isaac Hanson

Love, Think, I Think, Chapter

'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.

- Isaac Hanson

Song, Been, Took, About A Year

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

- Isaac Hanson

Love, Doing, I Love, Right Reasons

The crowds in Milwaukee are awesome.

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Awesome, Crowds, Milwaukee

When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.

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City, Restaurant, Doing, Great Stuff

I was totally offended when people said we were like *Nsync. I've got nothing against them. I know those guys. But comparing us was lame. It was apples and oranges.

- Isaac Hanson

Offended, Against, Like, Oranges

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.'

- Isaac Hanson

Think, Been, Whatsoever, Qualms

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

- Isaac Hanson

Rock, Band, Rock Band, Dissimilar

Working with Yahoo! allows us to give our fans a chance to listen to our songs, check out the video, purchase our new album, win tickets to our show, and chat with us all in one place.

- Isaac Hanson

Chance, New, Give, Yahoo

There are very few people who have done more than one Christmas album.

- Isaac Hanson

More, Album, Very, Christmas Album

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

- Isaac Hanson

Fast, Matters, Goes, Viral

I have a hard time with musicians who act like pricks because it just makes me mad. I just sit there and I go, 'You know what, dude, no matter whether you're in a band just surviving or you're in a bus playing stadiums, one way or another, you're still among the rare breed of people that are actually getting paid to do it.'

- Isaac Hanson

Musicians, Bus, Another, Dude

Everybody has their ups and downs, and that's what makes you tougher.

- Isaac Hanson

Everybody, Downs, Tougher, Ups

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

- Isaac Hanson

Younger, Pleasantly, Am, Showing Up

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

- Isaac Hanson

Tension, Internal, Walked, Head-On

We have always adapted ourselves to the songs instead of vice versa.

- Isaac Hanson

Always, Songs, Vice, Adapted

We're Midwestern guys who grew up listening to soul music.

- Isaac Hanson

Music, Listening, Soul, Midwestern

Yes it was we, are a few years back parted from our record company and took the album that we were making with them and released it independently in the United States had a number one Independent debut in the United States.

- Isaac Hanson

Independent, Back, United, Parted

People often ask us if we had direct influences. Honestly, just a lot of different music - not necessarily individual people. We listen to anything from Bob Dylan to Massive Attack to Aerosmith to En Vogue. We very much enjoy all that music.

- Isaac Hanson

Enjoy, Very, Direct, Vogue

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

- Isaac Hanson

Proud, Like, Very, Category

Everybody has their demons; everyone has their challenges.

- Isaac Hanson

Everyone, Everybody, Demons

My parents were never condescending to us. They treated us like adults from a very young age.

- Isaac Hanson

Like, Treated, Very, Condescending

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

- Isaac Hanson

Great, Song, Want, Everything Else

Yes, our band will change and evolve, but we want to establish the reality of what this band truly sounds like.

- Isaac Hanson

Will, Yes, Like, Establish

We've sold over 100,000 records so far, and we're an independent label.

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Independent, Over, Sold, Independent Label

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

- Isaac Hanson

Spin, Like, Careers, Roller

Being an entrepreneur means being a creative businessperson.

- Isaac Hanson

Being, Means, Businessperson, Entrepreneur

No matter what, I will always hope for that day when I look around and can say, 'Oh yeah, I wrote a song that touched me emotionally the way that a song like 'She's Got A Way,' by Billy Joel did.'

- Isaac Hanson

Touched, Billy, Yeah, None

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

- Isaac Hanson

Some, Jackson, Billy, None

The most creative person is not the person who can come up with the best idea; it's the one who can take that group of things on the table and assemble them in the greatest multiple of unique ways.

- Isaac Hanson

Idea, Come, Multiple, Table

When we were younger, we sang at the dinner table. We started doing two part harmony, then three part, and then we added back up tapes and instruments.

- Isaac Hanson

Harmony, Doing, Tapes, Table

A lot of potential scenarios create challenges. It's all about how you grew up, values instilled in you.

- Isaac Hanson

Challenges, Values, About, Instilled

For better or worse, we have evolved for sure, but we've also maintained a certain core about who we are, which is we were raised on late '50s and early '60s rock n' roll and R&B, and you can always hear that throughout. And that's just always been who we were. As much as we've evolved, that's stayed the same.

- Isaac Hanson

Been, About, Evolved, Maintained

Everybody feels up sometimes, they feel down sometimes, sometimes they feel sideways, sometimes they feel weird. And the beauty of music is you can express all those different feelings in all the different songs you write. And hopefully, people can identify with those.

- Isaac Hanson

Beauty, Everybody, Feels, Feelings

I think downloading is both saving and killing the music industry at the same time.

- Isaac Hanson

Think, I Think, Same Time, Downloading

You can call Hanson a whole lot of things, but hip-hop isn't one of them.

- Isaac Hanson

Call, Things, Lot, Hip-Hop

Don't misunderstand good manners for passivity.

- Isaac Hanson

Good Manners, Passivity, Misunderstand

Ultimately, our goal was to be a band and be recognized for our songs and making records. And I think that has been the case.

- Isaac Hanson

Think, Making, Been, Case

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

- Isaac Hanson

Reason, Anthem, Almost, Underneath

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.

- Isaac Hanson

Other, Like, Going, Row

What we do every night is we change out the set list as much as we can to make sure that (fans can) go home and tell their friends they experienced something unique and cool.

- Isaac Hanson

Go Home, Sure, Set, Every Night

There are a lot of dynamics and a lot of politics that go into records and getting played on the radio.

- Isaac Hanson

Politics, Getting, Lot, Dynamics

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

- Isaac Hanson

Plastic Surgery, Plastic, Surgery

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

- Isaac Hanson

Mistakes, Pretty, Made, Guide

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

- Isaac Hanson

Against, Thrown, Being, Drummer

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.

- Isaac Hanson

Manager, Artist, Which, Cash

We've always believed in our music.

- Isaac Hanson

Music, Always, Our, Believed

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

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Song, Thought, Some, Chord

The premise of anything you do - whether it's writing a song or any business - is ultimately that it hinges heavily on your belief in the thing that you're doing and promoting and selling. It's a reflection of who you are in a very deep way.

- Isaac Hanson

Song, Very, Promoting, Premise

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

- Isaac Hanson

Audience, Will, Gut, Hopefully

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

- Isaac Hanson

Road, Evolve, Taylor, Dynamic

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

- Isaac Hanson

Time, Try, Other, Good Time

Getting to make the music, and having a good time doing it, is the most important thing to us.

- Isaac Hanson

Doing, The Most Important, Good Time

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

- Isaac Hanson

More, Some, Dedicated, Enthusiastic

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.

- Isaac Hanson

I Think, Entertainers, Rooted

Oklahoma is very entrepreneurial.

- Isaac Hanson

Oklahoma, Very, Entrepreneurial

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

- Isaac Hanson

Better, Always, Getting, Keeps

Most of our shows are about two and a half hours long.

- Isaac Hanson

Hours, Shows, Most, Half Hours

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.

- Isaac Hanson

Relationship, Fuel, Most, Long-Term

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

- Isaac Hanson

Music, About, Anyone, Music Industry

It's hard to complain when you say, 'We're gonna go to the clip where Helen Hunt and Will Ferrell are on 'Saturday Night Live' making fun of your song.'

- Isaac Hanson

Saturday, Your, Where, None

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

- Isaac Hanson

Like, Were, Felt, Songwriters

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

- Isaac Hanson

Work, Want, Know, Great Job

We pushed our first record, 'Boomerang,' to different labels, but it was hard for them to see though the 'white guys singing R&B' thing.

- Isaac Hanson

Singing, Them, Though, Guys

Eventually, the bad boy image affects fans' willingness to show up.

- Isaac Hanson

Bad, Show, Image, Bad Boy

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

- Isaac Hanson

Over, Making, Last, Acquired

I'm a bit of a hothead in certain circumstances, but you've got to temper it because your fans are there, and they've paid good money to see a show.

- Isaac Hanson

Circumstances, Show, Your, Paid

We said from the very beginning that we're in this for the long haul.

- Isaac Hanson

Beginning, Said, Very, Haul

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.

- Isaac Hanson

Own, Other, Luckily, Band

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

- Isaac Hanson

Important, Wanted, Ever, Band

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

- Isaac Hanson

Music, Artist, Remembered, Musician

Hanson will be associated with 'MMMBop' and long blonde hair in the same way the Beatles are associated with mop tops and suits.

- Isaac Hanson

Will, Beatles, Tops, Blonde

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

- Isaac Hanson

Marketing, Important, Mouth, Millions

There's something extraordinary about selling millions and millions of albums.

- Isaac Hanson

Extraordinary, About, Albums, Millions

I've got angels watching out for me.

- Isaac Hanson

Me, Watching, Got, Angels

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

- Isaac Hanson

Problem, Economics, Outside, No Problem

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.

- Isaac Hanson

Think, I Think, Profoundly, Loathe

We're just going to be ourselves, and we're just going to cross our fingers and hope that people like it. Because that's all you can do.

- Isaac Hanson

Like, Going, Cross, Fingers

Our parents were really, really grounded people but also really ambitious people, meaning they saw our ambition and were willing to help us chase it.

- Isaac Hanson

Willing, Saw, Also, Meaning

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

- Isaac Hanson

Artist, One Of The Things, Connect

It is a growing process. You can't just like beer. You have to start somewhere and learn the different flavors.

- Isaac Hanson

Growing, Process, Flavors, Beer

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

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Very, Things, Huge Impact, Impact

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

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Death, Reality, Always, Incredibly

Christmas albums are not something you do frequently.

- Isaac Hanson

Christmas, Something, Albums, Frequently

'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.

- Isaac Hanson

Face, Relationships, See, Negative

Texas is a pretty free state.

- Isaac Hanson

Texas, Pretty, State, Free State

Kids will ask us 'How do you become famous?' It's the wrong question. Focus on the craft, not on the fame.

- Isaac Hanson

Famous, Question, Will, Craft

Our songs all carry the same way.

- Isaac Hanson

Same, Songs, Our, Carry

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

- Isaac Hanson

Love, Some, Take, Decide

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

- Isaac Hanson

Some, Always, Like, Underdog

There are so many lovely cities around the U.S., around the world, that it's almost impossible to pick one.

- Isaac Hanson

Impossible, Lovely, Almost, Cities

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

- Isaac Hanson

Music, Part, Very, Plays

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

- Isaac Hanson

Think, Actually, Represents, Except

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.

- Isaac Hanson

Beginning, Career, Way, Hits

I don't get sick of 'MMMBop' in any way shape or form, and I don't know why I would.

- Isaac Hanson

Shape, Form, Would, Sick

I'm a proud family man.

- Isaac Hanson

Family, Man, Proud, Family Man

There needs to be leadership in the heartland of America.

- Isaac Hanson

America, Needs, Leadership

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