Quotes from Isaac Hanson

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.

Don't misunderstand good manners for passivity.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

'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.

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.'

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.

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

I'm a romantic fool. I always end up getting hurt.

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

Everybody has their demons; everyone has their challenges.

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.

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

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.'

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.

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