We want to be good at our craft, whether it's writing music or playing it live. — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
I always said as long as I had enough money to feed myself and have a place to eat then I'd be… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
Most songs on the radio are so straightforward and it just doesn't open up people's minds. — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
People have taken technology so far, to the point where music is almost sterile these days. — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
We got really excited by Motown and early '60s soul music that was fun sounding. — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
That was something we were trying to figure out: Are we allowed to do a jazz song? Are we allowed to do… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
Whenever I'd go anywhere with my dad - in his 1980 burgundy Dodge Ram - he'd always listen to mix tapes of… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
The well-heeled Baby Boomer demographic, which has discretionary money to spend on gambling, has long been a primary target for casinos ...And… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
For a while there I wasn't sure that anybody cared about being the best at anything, and it's nice to have a… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
When I started playing music, all I was hearing was whatever was on the radio. — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
Brendon has always been a fan of pop music, but that's such a broad term, because I guess I would say I… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
It was two extremes of influence being put next to each other: the most electronic music we have on the record and… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
I'd never really travelled before, and when we started going places, like Japan, France, Germany and all over Europe, it's been interesting… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
We really clicked with the label and they understood what we wanted to do as a band. They gave us a lot… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
We had two songs online before the album was out, people were already making assumptions about what kind of band we were… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
What we've realized is, for us to be happy for the long haul, we have to keep doing what we want to… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
Some aspects of the fame are annoying, but at the end of the day it's something we're most grateful for. It's certainly opened the… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
We want to be good at our craft, whether it's writing music or playing it live. — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
We wanted to grow, and we were really over the circus theme at that point. We went out in the woods and got new… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
I'd like to think that people see there's two ways to do things. You can put a lot of money into a band and… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
In Japan, the way they act at shows is very different from home because they don't yell, they clap for about 10 seconds after… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
You don't have to be the best guitar player, or have the best voice, or even be the best looking person - writing a… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
That was something we were trying to figure out: Are we allowed to do a jazz song? Are we allowed to do cabaret? Just… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
Some people would say Counting Crows or Third Eye Blind would be a guilty pleasure, but they're two of my favorite bands - I'm… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
The Boomers are a core audience for us, and we want them to have a resort experience — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
