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I always wanted to be a singer, but none of my friends thought I could sing.

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If you can make the song a soundtrack to what you're living at the time, I think that's the most important part of a song.

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I don't want to be known for anything other than writing songs.

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We have this really retro vibe and style of songwriting and, personally, I wasn't embracing the current state of music until I fell in love with hip-hop. It felt good to suddenly embrace where music was headed, and I think hip-hop is the best at that, because it feels so progressive and everybody wants to be the best.

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Lyrics have become so dumbed down nowadays. People don't want to have to think about lyrics anymore, they just want to be told something. Until these great things started happening with us, I'd really given up on reaching people like that.

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Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.

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I feel like the rap metal at the end of the 1990s destroyed rock music for everybody and suddenly everybody felt like they had to apologise for being in rock bands. People suddenly felt bad about wanting to reach massive audiences and the sense of theatre, that we have in our live show, became something to avoid.

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I idolised bands like Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, who wanted to reach as many people as they could.

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I came from somewhat of a musical family. I had an uncle on Broadway. My dad kind of knows how to play instruments. Although, I always find it annoying when he does play an instrument.

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I think that I always thought that if my uncle was on Broadway, then I must inherently have a good voice. I don't think that for a while I did. Eventually, out of sheer will of never wanting to get a job or go to college, I found my way into doing music full-time.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: February 26th, 1982

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