That's what I call 'Guiliani Time', my friends. 'We've got a problem. Let's kill it.' — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
A lot of times I'll post things on Facebook, and the immediate response will be like, "Stick to the music!" — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
You have to define how much of a cultural politician you are as a performer. There are times where I just want… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
There have been times I wanted to cry on interview, but it hasn't been because that's what they're trying to conjure. No.… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
Being in a band, a lot of times people think of what you're doing in terms of a competition. They talk about… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
I feel like the future is unwritten. So many of the things that we write now haven't been about educating people on… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
Between me and my wife, there's this joke where I'll be doing some fun interview, and I'll get off the phone and… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
Any time having international interviews is a language barrier, you don't know how much you need to simplify what you're saying for… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
It's always interesting to me when one platform of media crosses into another. We've been on the Terry Gross show Fresh Air… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
For instance, our music, They Might Be Giants, has this element of humor, which is probably the most uptight part of what… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
I feel like the future is unwritten. So many of the things that we write now haven't been about educating people on the environment,… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
It's hard to tell a shallow person that they should care more about the feelings of the awkward and the alienated. — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
Every declarative statement that comes out of an interview with somebody is actually in response to a question. It's like this very real interpersonal… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
There have been times I wanted to cry on interview, but it hasn't been because that's what they're trying to conjure. No. I think… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
I feel like musicians have such a precarious place in the political discourse, because musicians are, sort of just by nature, people-pleasers. — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
I think the biggest wrestling match-up I have is how to respond to the word "quirky." Or the alternate, "nerdy." Both are essentially benign… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
The simplest app on your smartphone requires 40 peoples' purest imagination. The challenges with people on environment, we just have to open some of… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to wonder if there isn't an ejector seat built into having a popular-music career. We were lucky when we started. We… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
Sometimes people will ask a real "Why are you beating your wife?" question where there's some assumption built into it, and all you're trying… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
Bill O'Reilly knew he could just filibuster and enjoy all the airtime that a full interview would give him, and then also grab the… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
I don't think bands should feel compelled to speak out unless they actually have something to say. I think that's a big mistake, where… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
