It's really hard to maintain a band as a democracy. Again, I think there's been a shift. There's a lot of emphasis put on style and a singular personality, as opposed to a more anonymous group of people playing music.… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
Every album has a thing where it's like, "How are we going to marry our four ideas and personalities?" The older we get, the more people become comfortable with their strengths and weaknesses. Being in a band with such a… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
One of the great things about the Internet is that people are excited about music and wanna hear a random album from a band… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
I think sometimes I get overly excited about adding things and having new ideas. You forget that more isn't always better. — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
I feel like a lot of the stuff coming out right now just feels really inauthentic to me. But apparently, people don't seem to… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
One of my favorite things is when I'm listening to a song and I find my own meaning in it that I can relate… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
I don't want to do a gimmick. It's a bummer that that's how it is. I would say, personally speaking, consuming music now is… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
I would never be angry at someone for downloading the album. Sometimes people just wanna listen to it first to see if they like… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
I have the right to speak up. If you don't want to listen, just unfollow. If you're so upset about it you can't even… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
My mother was a music teacher and my grandfather was a professor of music, and there was a lot of singing in the family.… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
It's really hard to maintain a band as a democracy. Again, I think there's been a shift. There's a lot of emphasis put on… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
There's a particular trend towards the empty pop song right now. Where people are like, "This. Is. Brilliant. She's singing about a crush on… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
I've always loved to sing with somewhat vague lyrics so people can have their own interpretation and find their own meaning with it. I've… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
