The story of our band is that we were this relentless touring band in those early years. We were leaving day jobs and going off on the road and having fun and seeing the country for the first time. We… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
The late '90s were a really bad time for people trying to be rock stars, you know what I mean? It seemed like everyone was a one-hit wonder on the radio. We had friends who had a hit single on… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
I don't want to be overdramatic about it, but I'm starting to see a lot of my bad habits get the best of me. — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
We never sit down before we start making a record and talk about this new sonic palette that we are going to try to… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
When I'm old, I'd like to wake up in the morning and not really do anything - just be happy to exist. I'd like… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
An ex-girlfriend once got upset when I told her that music is the most important thing in my life. It's more important than anyone… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
At some point, I thought that, as I got older, I'd come to terms with a lot of things. I'd solve some big problems,… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
The songwriting of Hall & Oates is deceptively complex. There are a number of key changes that pass you by as you're listening to… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
When you connect as many memories to your geography as I have, and then you see that geography change around you, you're forced to… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
It's trippy to think we have an album that's 10 years old. It's even trippier to think we have a couple of albums older… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
We all pine for a time in life when things were simpler. Even when they weren't necessarily simpler, hindsight makes them look a lot… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
I kind of dropped a lot of bad habits about three years ago and became kind of accidentally straight-edge. I don't have Xs on… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
For 'Narrow Stairs', the majority of the songs I brought in were guitar songs - songs we could sit in a room and just… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
