With 'Mental Jewelry,' we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to get something happening. I think we lost some of the personality in the music. 'Throwing Copper''s mission was to begin to get some of that back. — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
The place we go as a band is a sort of samadhi, intensely emotional and not bound by self-thinking. And lyrically, one of the goals is to suggest that something is going on beyond what you can see. — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
I've never had trouble finding inspiration for new songs, no matter what I'm doing. — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
I have always been cursed or blessed with this inability to hide behind anything and to just say exactly what I am experiencing. — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
Those first big concerts we played as 'Throwing Copper' started to really reach people worldwide - I think we played our first big arena… — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
I remember people telling me that at 5 1/2 minutes long, 'Lightning Crashes' would never be a hit song. — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
I consider our music a catalyst, something that might spark a thought or a question. — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
What I think shines through for us is that we have a real respect for the music and a real reverence. — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
I've always been into asking the big questions; I'm the last guy out the door at closing time cuz I was sittin' around 'til… — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
You look at a song like 'Lightning Crashes,' and it's just so universal. — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
The way you perform really depends on the way you live your life. It's not two separate things. — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
I kind of spooked myself about getting older. It's not that bad really. — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
We don't want Offspring-itis, Green Day-itis: you know, that thing where bands are all over the place at once, getting everything at once -… — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
