In Cleveland, music was always a big part of my life. That's really where I cut my teeth. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
When I put Foster The People together, I just wanted to play music with friends. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I use music to be able to communicate to people. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
When I started really playing music, I pretty much quit sports. I quit everything. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
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,… — 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
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 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
One thing about Foster the People is that it's taking pieces of a lot of different genres of music and kind of… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I realized probably when I was, like, 20 years old that the hardest thing to do is to write a pop song… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
When I write a song, the music comes from my spirit, which is very playful and optimistic, but then the lyrics come… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I want to make music for everyone. I'm not trying to start a super exclusive group. I don't want a clique of… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
With 'Torches,' I wanted to make a great pop record; I wanted every song to be exciting, not to have too much… — Mark Foster 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 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 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
I look at bands like the Beach Boys, Hall & Oates and Blur, and those are the bands I want to be… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
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… — Mark Foster 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 away because… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I realized probably when I was, like, 20 years old that the hardest thing to do is to write a pop song - not,… — 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 are going… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I like to write about real-life topics, and I like to write about different walks of life. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
We're not trying to be a mega-pop-band, but we also wouldn't be opposed to selling millions of records, either. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I remember, when I heard Jeff Buckley's 'Grace,' on first listen I just thought it was such a great song. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
In Morocco, a Muslim country, I got to hear the call to prayer five times a day. At first it felt kind of scary,… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
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… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
