I think it's really cool, but Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms did it better than anyone. People don't realize just how… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
We grew up listening to alternative music from the '90s, and there was no shame in being on a major label and… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
It's the coolest part about writing music. I don't know how other people work, but so much is derived from some amalgamation… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
I don't play an instrument - I just write in my head, and I usually hear fully formed songs. 'We Are Young'… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
I prefer to connect with fans from the stage. Like, I don't have a Twitter page, or anything like that. So for… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
We have this really retro vibe and style of songwriting and, personally, I wasn't embracing the current state of music until I… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
My parents had normal jobs, and I didn't just want to work all day, and so I thought if I could break… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
Indie record stores are as important to a touring musician as an incredible thrift store. I can't overstate how good it feels… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
Eventually, out of sheer will of never wanting to get a job or go to college, I found my way into doing… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
I feel like the rap metal at the end of the 1990s destroyed rock music for everybody and suddenly everybody felt like… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
I never wanted to get a job of musician. That was kind of my thing. I came from somewhat of a musical… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
If you look at a lot of the songs I've been involved in, there's always been this retro vibe. I started getting… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
I think that I always thought that if my uncle was on Broadway, then I must inherently have a good voice. I… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
I would love to play a show with Kanye West. That would be amazing. I want to play a show with Tom Petty or… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
I was in a really crummy pop-punk band. I think we did a whole bunch of Blink-182 covers, and we were on the fringe… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
I knew how touring was for 10 years, but it's completely different now that things are popping off. — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
Running in Central Park is my favorite thing to wake up and do. I have my own specific path that I have to run… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
I think it's really cool, but Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms did it better than anyone. People don't realize just how awesome the… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry I don't understand where all of these is coming from I thought that we were fine -Just Give Me A Reason” — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
We grew up listening to alternative music from the '90s, and there was no shame in being on a major label and still making… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
I think legally we have to do 'fun' with a period. I think we agreed because apparently there was another band called 'fun.' We… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
It's important that I get time to run, to just go for a jog for about 30 minutes. It helps with my voice, but… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
Well, the crazy thing for me is I think out of anything that's happened in the last year, all the success, people always ask… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
