It's hard when people are expecting things from you, and all you're trying to do is write songs that you like for… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
You don't realise how long three years is until you go away and write an album. — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
Don't get me wrong, The Beatles are one of our all-time favourite bands, but there's a lot more we were influenced by. — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
People have taken technology so far, to the point where music is almost sterile these days. — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
This is a song for all the lovers out there, if you don't have one, maybe you'll find it by the end… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
When we were writing for Panic whether we knew it or not, having that name over the songs we were trying to… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
Keith Richards has some sort of quote that says 'it takes two people to write a song,' and I'm of that school… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
I've noticed that things aren't bad all the time. So I've tried to write songs that people will want to hear when… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
That's the funny thing - if there was a year and half or two years of us being a band like every… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
And my biggest revelation that will never be beaten is the Beatles. I couldn't believe that I'd gone my whole life without… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
I'd like to think that people see there's two ways to do things. You can put a lot of money into a… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
We never set out to be this punk rock band that's going to stay small and tour in a van forever. We… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
In Japan, the way they act at shows is very different from home because they don't yell, they clap for about 10… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
To be honest, the search for a label was really weird, because some of the labels that you wouldn't expect to care… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
You don't have to be the best guitar player, or have the best voice, or even be the best looking person -… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
I've been studying people - a homeless guy in Scotland, a blind accordion player in London - and they've inspired the lyrics… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
I think I said something like 'it's the end of the electric guitar era'. Looking back, maybe it was a bad idea,… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
We all like all of that, from 'Rubber Soul' to 'The White Album' and all of that, but even before, we were… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
Some aspects of the fame are annoying, but at the end of the day it's something we're most grateful for. It's certainly opened the… — Ryan Ross Copy Share
We want to be good at our craft, whether it's writing music or playing it live. — Ryan Ross Copy Share
We wanted to grow, and we were really over the circus theme at that point. We went out in the woods and got new… — Ryan Ross Copy Share
I'd like to think that people see there's two ways to do things. You can put a lot of money into a band and… — Ryan Ross Copy Share
In Japan, the way they act at shows is very different from home because they don't yell, they clap for about 10 seconds after… — Ryan Ross Copy Share
You don't have to be the best guitar player, or have the best voice, or even be the best looking person - writing a… — Ryan Ross Copy Share
That was something we were trying to figure out: Are we allowed to do a jazz song? Are we allowed to do cabaret? Just… — Ryan Ross Copy Share
Some people would say Counting Crows or Third Eye Blind would be a guilty pleasure, but they're two of my favorite bands - I'm… — Ryan Ross Copy Share
The Boomers are a core audience for us, and we want them to have a resort experience — Ryan Ross Copy Share
I don't think I listen to anything that I did when I was 17. I've changed a great deal. — Ryan Ross Copy Share
Really need to get these skunks to start paying rent. Or at least help out with utilities. Using up all the hot water all… — Ryan Ross Copy Share
Fever' was good for how young we were, but for me it's kind of like a yearbook picture. You look at it like, 'Oh,… — Ryan Ross Copy Share
