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> [It's really easy, in a band, to overstate - you feel like everything you do is different than the past. I think this is just another Hold Steady record, but at the same time, there is some evolution. Like, "How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/it-s-really-easy-in-a-band-to-overstate-you-feel-like-everything-you/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

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## More by Craig Finn

> [I really like narrative songs, but I wonder if that's a thing for some people. Once they've heard the story, do they really need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/i-really-like-narrative-songs-but-i-wonder-if-that-s-a-thing-for-some/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

> [I think you want to write a song that's like the songs you are into.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/i-think-you-want-to-write-a-song-that-s-like-the-songs-you-are-into/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

> [I'm not only a songwriter but I'm a massive music fan and I love going to shows. It's different than reading a book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/i-m-not-only-a-songwriter-but-i-m-a-massive-music-fan-and-i-love/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

> [You can think of a number of bands where the first record is by far their biggest record. And that must be hard for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/you-can-think-of-a-number-of-bands-where-the-first-record-is-by-far/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

> [My style of lyric-writing is very specific and has a lot of details, and I think people react most to that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/my-style-of-lyric-writing-is-very-specific-and-has-a-lot-of-details/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

> [I graduated high school in 1989, and there was no alternative rock radio, and there wasn't really good college radio you could get on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/i-graduated-high-school-in-1989-and-there-was-no-alternative-rock/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

> [Sometimes people come up and say, "You have this line in this song and it meant a lot to me." You don't always remember…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/sometimes-people-come-up-and-say-you-have-this-line-in-this-song-and/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

> [When we started the band, I was really like, "We just want to make a lot of records" - not quite unlike Guided By…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/when-we-started-the-band-i-was-really-like-we-just-want-to-make-a-lot/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

> [I think, Trump ran a very nostalgic campaign. There's an idea of like, to put it bluntly: What if it was like before all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/i-think-trump-ran-a-very-nostalgic-campaign-there-s-an-idea-of-like/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

> [I'm able to draw outside my own personal experiences. No one wants to hear the song about what I really did today, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/i-m-able-to-draw-outside-my-own-personal-experiences-no-one-wants-to/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

> [I think making the songs is to put strength in the community in some way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/i-think-making-the-songs-is-to-put-strength-in-the-community-in-some/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

> [The reality is that the shows kind of disconnect from the songs a little bit. You're playing the songs, but they take on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/the-reality-is-that-the-shows-kind-of-disconnect-from-the-songs-a/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

> [If we enjoy what we're doing, we shouldn't really need a break.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/if-we-enjoy-what-we-re-doing-we-shouldn-t-really-need-a-break/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

> [Being on a microphone nightly has made me better at what I do, made me better able to sing a little bit, but also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/being-on-a-microphone-nightly-has-made-me-better-at-what-i-do-made-me/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

> [Some people will totally get restless, since you can make demos pretty easy. It's not unreasonable for someone to say, "All right, can you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/some-people-will-totally-get-restless-since-you-can-make-demos-pretty/)

[Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/)

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