John Gourley

As an artist, you can't expect a producer to just bring you a record. If you walk in and say, 'I want…

— John Gourley

I like the challenge of writing music without being the coolest guy or band in the room.

— John Gourley

We went to Japan and stayed an extra day just to go shopping. New York is one of those places where we…

— John Gourley

We tour, we do the distance from friends and family, not really knowing how to connect with people on the same level.…

— John Gourley

Some New York bands you'll see rocking Ones or Dunks and things like that, but it is weird that the sneakerhead thing…

— John Gourley

Great musicians need great producers. The Beatles had George Martin.

— John Gourley

It's silly to me to not be positive about rock advancing and growing. Really, we just want rock n' roll to be…

— John Gourley

I like work, I like song writing, and I like the history of Atlantic Records. They've sat in the studio with so…

— John Gourley

Levis are my go-to. Plain crew necks and jeans.

— John Gourley

We're just nerds that play music. Because we get played on the radio and have a Vitaminwater ad with Aaron Paul dancing…

— John Gourley

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…

— John Gourley

The Alaskan summers are one of the most amazing things you can see.

— John Gourley

I bought a book with guitar tabs and forced myself to learn. I would go to school and then come home and…

— John Gourley

I love running and good running shoes.

— John Gourley

Mental health is personal for our whole band. As touring musicians, self-care can quickly become make it or break it on the…

— John Gourley

I feel like every album we make, that's our debut album.

— John Gourley

We have an amazing job. We get to travel around the world and experience different cultures and just learn so many things.

— John Gourley

I think we're pretty spiritual people, the band in general. We're not a bunch of hippies or anything like that, but we…

— John Gourley

The reason I got into music was obviously because of bands like The Beatles and Pink Floyd, things like that.

— John Gourley

My first concert was Pantera.

— John Gourley

My favourite piece of music is actually 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' as a whole. For me, it's the most perfect…

— John Gourley

Growing up, the only acts that came to us in Alaska were the big ones. The Mariah Careys.

— John Gourley

My dad just decided that he wanted to race sled dogs, and when he did that, he took us out of Wasilla,…

— John Gourley

Nike is obviously more sporty than Adidas. I always associate Adidas with Beastie Boys and Run-DMC.

— John Gourley

As much as we love an excuse to dress up, the red carpet is not the place.

— John Gourley