There were times when I was terrified to go to school because it felt like a jail sentence. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
There are career waiters in Los Angeles, and they're making over $100,000 a year. — Mark Foster Career Copy Share Image
I'm not in this to make money. I would not have sold my soul to be on 'American Idol.' — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I've written hundreds of songs, and I tend to think that my instincts are pretty good when it comes to what people… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
There are a few songwriters in bands I really relate to that write a certain type of joy, because a lot of… — Mark Foster Art Copy Share Image
I started out with piano when I was little. That, for songwriting, is my favorite instrument. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
There's just really interesting facets of culture just swirling in Morocco. They all have slightly different colours, so it's just an inspiring… — Mark Foster Culture Copy Share Image
Fear just crushes creativity, and if I let fear into the studio and into the songwriting, I was going to let it… — Mark Foster Art Copy Share Image
I've played so many gigs in front of around seven people. It's difficult to keep motivated, but it's all about growth. The… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I worked odd jobs delivering pizza, folding chairs, telemarketing, selling kitchen cutlery door to door. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
It's funny: the one time I got star-struck was when I met Snoop Dogg. I gave him a hug and said, 'I… — Mark Foster Funny Copy Share Image
'I Get Around' came on one day. I'd never heard the Beach Boys before. The sound was so fresh to me. That… — Mark Foster Beach boys Copy Share Image
I've written so many songs that are hopeful - songs that are, like, about an old man that gives all his possessions… — Mark Foster Help Copy Share Image
My aunts and uncles were like, 'You've got such a great voice - why don't you try out for 'American Idol?'' I'd… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I had really bad grades in high school and didn't want to go to college, and my dad said, 'Why don't you… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
We've grown up on the Beach Boys and the Beatles and Blur and Bowie and the Clash. Also E.L.O. and Hall and… — Mark Foster Beach Copy Share Image
Walking into the studio making 'Scared Hearts Club,' it was important for us as artists to write a joyful record, but using… — Mark Foster Art Copy Share Image
I was afraid of the sophomore slump even before our first record came out. It was a very real fear because I'd… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I think artists throughout the history of time have always been controversial and have been a voice to speak to public culture… — Mark Foster Art Copy Share Image
Pressure has always been more of a friend than a foe for me with songwriting. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I feel like trying to write a song in order to be a big hit is just not something I'm interested in… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
Every single song on 'Torches' was a little self-contained pop song, so there wasn't any fat on the songs; there wasn't a… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I feel like my calling is to show people joy: to make them feel like there's something to look forward to. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I'd rather be a poor singer/songwriter doing what I love than get rich from selling my soul. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I remember, in middle school, I went to four different schools. That was a rough patch. But it's also what shaped me… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
There's a lot of bands that blow up quickly, but then they die quickly. Longevity is the healthy thing; that's the pursuit. — Mark Foster Bands Copy Share Image
I feel like kids are getting more and more used to communicating through a glass screen than they are face-to-face, and that… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I wrote 'Don't Stop' just like I wrote 'Pumped Up Kicks' - I didn't try to make either a hit. I just… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
Going out and volunteering sounds simple, but many people don't volunteer because they don't know where to start. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I love countermelodies, I love hooks and melodies that stick in your head. If I could put 20 melodies in a song… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
That's how life is: there are peaks and valleys in life, and that's how I like to write songs. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
When I'm writing songs, my favourite thing to do is to try and rabbit-trail and go places I've never gone to before.… — Mark Foster Country Copy Share Image
