The period in the name - huge mistake, I know. We didn't think about that. We never thought we were going to be written up in magazines. The second we saw it in print, like, what a mistake, man. — John Gourley Copy Share Image
A country is an individual in the world that represents a group of people, so I decided we would name our band after a country, and Portugal happened to be the one that popped up. — John Gourley Copy Share Image
As an artist, you can't expect a producer to just bring you a record. If you walk in and say, 'I want Kanye West's… — John Gourley Copy Share Image
I like the challenge of writing music without being the coolest guy or band in the room. — John Gourley Copy Share Image
We went to Japan and stayed an extra day just to go shopping. New York is one of those places where we never get… — John Gourley Copy Share Image
We tour, we do the distance from friends and family, not really knowing how to connect with people on the same level. I've understood… — John Gourley Copy Share Image
Some New York bands you'll see rocking Ones or Dunks and things like that, but it is weird that the sneakerhead thing has become… — John Gourley Copy Share Image
It's silly to me to not be positive about rock advancing and growing. Really, we just want rock n' roll to be mainstream. — John Gourley Copy Share Image
I like work, I like song writing, and I like the history of Atlantic Records. They've sat in the studio with so many artists… — John Gourley Copy Share Image
We're just nerds that play music. Because we get played on the radio and have a Vitaminwater ad with Aaron Paul dancing on a… — John Gourley Copy Share Image
There's something about Detroit, man: there's a serious vibe there. It could be that blue-collar, working-class-mentality person who lives out there. There's just something… — John Gourley Copy Share Image
