Sticking to our guns creatively is the only way we'll ever survive as a band and be happy. — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
We never could have foreseen the success of 'Babel.' It's not like banjo records were soaring up the charts, you know. — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
We've always imagined ourselves as a rock band. We've always been a rock band playing the wrong instruments. — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
There's definitely a negative correlation between the higher the profile and the enjoyment of the gig. — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
If you told me in the '90s that I'd be in a chart battle with Green Day, I probably would have just… — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
We really believe in our music, and it's still heartening to know that it's appreciated, and that's what sticks. — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
People don't really need to question our sincerity when it comes to our songs. — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
We have big limitations by not having a drummer. It instantly informs a lot of our musical decisions when it comes to… — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
I was a bass guitarist first before I started playing double bass - and I only started playing it because my teacher… — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
We started off as Marcus Mumford, which is our singer's name. But then it very quickly became apparent it wasn't really a… — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
Without a drummer, you've got that sort of running, chicken-chasing, rhythmic thing happening with the banjo in the top end - it's… — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
We were proud of our first two records, but the parameters were pretty narrow. We didn't have full drums, for example. There… — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
We don't sing about eating local produce or growing beards or anything like that. It's funny to find yourself in a position… — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
It's impossible to tell how you're perceived. I think it's important not to think about it too much, because it really means… — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
It's strange to think about the scathing reviews 'Sigh No More' got and then consider that we could win best album a year or… — Ted Dwane Copy Share
People don't really need to question our sincerity when it comes to our songs. — Ted Dwane Copy Share
You leave school, work terrible jobs to pay rent, and that's when you start finding your way in music and forming bands. — Ted Dwane Copy Share
As soon as we started playing sports arenas, we thought how great it would be if we could instead play to 25,000 people in… — Ted Dwane Copy Share
You look at the instrumentation, and you can't really argue that we set out with commercial aspirations. Banjos and things like that are not… — Ted Dwane Copy Share
Whether people jump up and down when they see us or are completely quiet, it just feels really good that they're connecting. — Ted Dwane Copy Share
There's definitely a negative correlation between the higher the profile and the enjoyment of the gig. — Ted Dwane Copy Share
If you told me in the '90s that I'd be in a chart battle with Green Day, I probably would have just laughed at… — Ted Dwane Copy Share
As humans, we're such a discontented species. We're always trying to further ourselves, and you get all the way to the moon, and then… — Ted Dwane Copy Share
Our spiritual home is definitely the U.K., but we have such a breadth of influence, and America's a huge part of that, as I… — Ted Dwane Copy Share
