I didn't record 'Pumped Up Kicks' out of a sense of moral obligation. — Mark Foster Moral obligation Copy Share Image
I'm a really extreme person, and balance is probably the hardest thing for me to maintain. — Mark Foster Balance Copy Share Image
Art is observing society around you, representing it through your eyes. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I like to write about real-life topics, and I like to write about different walks of life. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
In Cleveland, music was always a big part of my life. That's really where I cut my teeth. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
We're not trying to be a mega-pop-band, but we also wouldn't be opposed to selling millions of records, either. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I play guitar, bass, drums, piano, and pretty much any sort of stringed instrument - besides violin or cello. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself an entertainer. I consider myself an artist, and I think with that comes responsibility. — Mark Foster Art Copy Share Image
If I was 13 years old and Kurt Cobain tweeted me some advice or even just said hi, my whole world would… — Mark Foster Advice Copy Share Image
When you're underwater with goggles on, a couple of your senses are taken away, and it becomes this purely visual thing. It's… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
Once I write something, I never try to write that same style again, because I get very schizophrenic musically. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I don't care if it's Dr. Dre or Dr. Luke or Brian Eno. When you're in a studio and making music together,… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I'm really into the recycling of art. That one piece of art inspires another piece of art, which inspires another piece of… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
'Pumped Up Kicks' is written from the perspective like Truman Capote wrote 'In Cold Blood' or Dostoevsky wrote 'Crime & Punishment.' It's… — Mark Foster Cold Copy Share Image
I want to make music for everyone. I'm not trying to start a super exclusive group. I don't want a clique of… — Mark Foster Clothes Copy Share Image
One of the things with the second record, a word I held close to my chest was 'brave.' To take chances to… — Mark Foster Artist Copy Share Image
I could have pigeonholed us and wrote a whole record like 'Pumped Up Kicks,' and we would have been this breezy, nostalgic… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
When I was 21, I was in a pretty serious band, and we almost got signed - went to New York, showcased,… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
With 'Torches,' I wanted to make a great pop record; I wanted every song to be exciting, not to have too much… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
Culturally, it's really funny to me that people respect the weird guy as an artist. There can be a curmudgeon in the… — Mark Foster Art Copy Share Image
'Supermodel' was a hard record for me; it was an emotional record to write. I was purging a lot of stuff with… — Mark Foster Every night Copy Share Image
I think that there's a difference between being an entertainer and being an artist. — Mark Foster Art Copy Share Image
When I put Foster The People together, I just wanted to play music with friends. — Mark Foster Friends Copy Share Image
The phrase 'pumped up kicks,' man, I was excited when I came up with that. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
Writing for other people is easier than writing for myself - it's not as personal. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
When I started really playing music, I pretty much quit sports. I quit everything. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I use music to be able to communicate to people. — Mark Foster Day Copy Share Image
'Torches' flowed together with interesting intros and outros. It was all very natural. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I was rambunctious - a boy's boy, full of energy. I wasn't a bad kid. I just liked to talk. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
