Quotes from Isaac Hanson

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.

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.

I'm a proud family man.

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

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.

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.

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.

Christmas albums are not something you do frequently.

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

Texas is a pretty free state.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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