All of the people we admire have extensive catalogs, so what's most exciting about people responding well to the band is allowing… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I feel like a lot of artists, when they're on their fourth record, they're perceived as the old guys. At least in… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I think that there's a singular emotion that goes along with what the bands that we love mean to us. I feel… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I've always been a little more narrative, a little more linear, a little more direct. People instantly want to classify that as… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share Image
That the longer you can work and stay in people's peripherals, the more likely folks might be to acknowledge you and know… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I'm hoping that when people hear a live Dawes song on YouTube or at a show and then they get that studio… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I know a lot of bands that will make their first record and get to a certain level, and then when the… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share Image
It's not a lot, but we have 8,000 people following us. I get the biggest kick out of it, to hear words… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I know a lot of bands that will make their first record and get to a certain level, and then when the… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I was 21, and I was like, "Man, am I really gonna start over and try this whole thing over again? Do… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I understand why some bands don't like test new songs, but for us it's been very helpful and it hasn't really backfired.… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Books look handsome and it's a real singular experience getting to go to a bookstore. I don't want to not do that. — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share
I was 21, and I was like, "Man, am I really gonna start over and try this whole thing over again? Do I want… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share
Dawes is a rock 'n' roll band playing guitars, writing songs, working in a certain tradition. Through our attitude and personality, I hope, you… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share
I've always been a little more narrative, a little more linear, a little more direct. People instantly want to classify that as something retro.… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share
Laurel Canyon and Dawes have become linked in a way that I think is misguided, frankly, to tell a new fan what we sound… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share
I think that there's a singular emotion that goes along with what the bands that we love mean to us. I feel like people… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share
When we record a song, like 'Bedside Manner,' it's important that the next time I write a somber, mid-tempo song that we don't treat… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share
Slash is one of the greatest guitar players I've ever heard, and it's amazing when you hear about all the crazy stuff he's done. — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share
The one thing I worry about with that is whether or not we're edgy enough for the young kids. You know, does a 20-year-old… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share
I'm in my early thirties. I live in Los Angeles, California. I'm an artist. — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share
And so to me, I've always thought the kinds of fans that I want is the kind of fan that I am, which is… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share
I was learning guitar as the band was beginning, at least in terms of being a lead guitar player. I could write songs, but… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share
Bands speak for us in this inevitable way that you can't get anywhere else because it is this perfect balance of artistic expression and… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share
Well, I think at first, songs were sort of the vehicle which allowed me to be on the stage and get to hold a… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share
And that's the case with all of James McMurtry's songs. He never presents these characters for us to judge, but only to sympathize with.… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share
