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> [Foster the People wouldn't exist without Mophonics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/foster-the-people-wouldn-t-exist-without-mophonics/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

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> [We're not the corporation of Foster the People. We're a band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/we-re-not-the-corporation-of-foster-the-people-we-re-a-band/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

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## More by Mark Foster

> [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, it becomes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-don-t-care-if-it-s-dr-dre-or-dr-luke-or-brian-eno-when-you-re-in-a/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

> [I've written so many songs that are hopeful - songs that are, like, about an old man that gives all his possessions away because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-ve-written-so-many-songs-that-are-hopeful-songs-that-are-like-about/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

> [I realized probably when I was, like, 20 years old that the hardest thing to do is to write a pop song - not,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-realized-probably-when-i-was-like-20-years-old-that-the-hardest/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

> [I've written hundreds of songs, and I tend to think that my instincts are pretty good when it comes to what people are going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-ve-written-hundreds-of-songs-and-i-tend-to-think-that-my-instincts/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

> [A timeless pop song is the hardest thing to do as a songwriter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/a-timeless-pop-song-is-the-hardest-thing-to-do-as-a-songwriter/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

> [I like to write about real-life topics, and I like to write about different walks of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-like-to-write-about-real-life-topics-and-i-like-to-write-about/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

> [I love to honour people and to write positive songs about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-love-to-honour-people-and-to-write-positive-songs-about-them/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

> [We're not trying to be a mega-pop-band, but we also wouldn't be opposed to selling millions of records, either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/we-re-not-trying-to-be-a-mega-pop-band-but-we-also-wouldn-t-be/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

> [I truly believe that love is greater than politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-truly-believe-that-love-is-greater-than-politics/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

> [I remember, when I heard Jeff Buckley's 'Grace,' on first listen I just thought it was such a great song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-remember-when-i-heard-jeff-buckley-s-grace-on-first-listen-i-just/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

> [In Morocco, a Muslim country, I got to hear the call to prayer five times a day. At first it felt kind of scary,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/in-morocco-a-muslim-country-i-got-to-hear-the-call-to-prayer-five/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

> [I'm really into the recycling of art. That one piece of art inspires another piece of art, which inspires another piece of art. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-m-really-into-the-recycling-of-art-that-one-piece-of-art-inspires/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

> [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 love of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-ve-played-so-many-gigs-in-front-of-around-seven-people-it-s/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

> [I love countermelodies, I love hooks and melodies that stick in your head. If I could put 20 melodies in a song and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-love-countermelodies-i-love-hooks-and-melodies-that-stick-in-your/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

> [I look at bands like the Beach Boys, Hall & Oates and Blur, and those are the bands I want to be in company…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-look-at-bands-like-the-beach-boys-hall-oates-and-blur-and-those-are/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

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