Britt Daniel

I just don't think you can make records easily and have them be great. It's a process. You've got to get really…

— Britt Daniel

You know when a song has a melody or some kind of element that affects you, and that is what I am…

— Britt Daniel

The people that only listen to one song from a record and flip around that much, if that's the only way they…

— Britt Daniel

The Futurists were an art movement in the early 20th century which basically glorified machines and the Industrial Revolution.

— Britt Daniel

I was 16 when I started playing. I borrowed a friend's acoustic guitar, and I had a Beatles chord book. I just…

— Britt Daniel

I get to focus on being a musician sometimes, and I get to focus on being a vocalist sometimes.

— Britt Daniel

There are so many songs out there in the world that - if I know we have to come up with a…

— Britt Daniel

Usually, whenever my mom would come over I would try and put on music that I thought she would like just to…

— Britt Daniel

I remember learning how to play 'The Fool On The Hill' on piano when I was in maybe fifth grade.

— Britt Daniel

If I write the song, I get to name it.

— Britt Daniel

There was a very obnoxious phase for Axl Rose. I'm sure if I had experienced as much success as he had, I…

— Britt Daniel

I wish records got made faster and looser with less thought in them, but since touring is so much more profitable than…

— Britt Daniel

I don't like when a song goes from one mood to another unless it's going to be out of sight.

— Britt Daniel

It doesn't matter what age you are, an effective song will move you.

— Britt Daniel

I do go through periods of obsession with certain records.

— Britt Daniel

I like sparseness. There's something about that minimalist feel that can make something have an immediate impact and make it unique. I'll…

— Britt Daniel

I love playing bass. It's mostly what I play in Divine Fits.

— Britt Daniel

I always thought of indie-rock as being rock music by bands that were on independent labels, and that's a great thing.

— Britt Daniel

I love bands that can collaborate, and I feel like the Rolling Stones wouldn't be nearly as great as they are if…

— Britt Daniel

Usually I write the songs at home and then I bring them in to the band; when we play them as a…

— Britt Daniel

I'm into it, I'm into MP3's; I think there's no way you're ever going to be able to legislate people having to…

— Britt Daniel

I'm usually pretty insecure.

— Britt Daniel

I'd always listened to my parents' Bee Gees albums.

— Britt Daniel

When we're recording, I always dress up.

— Britt Daniel