Art is observing society around you, representing it through your eyes. — Mark Foster Around Copy Share Image
I'm a really extreme person, and balance is probably the hardest thing for me to maintain. — Mark Foster Balance Copy Share Image
I didn't record 'Pumped Up Kicks' out of a sense of moral obligation. — Mark Foster Moral obligation Copy Share Image
In Cleveland, music was always a big part of my life. That's really where I cut my teeth. — Mark Foster Always Copy Share Image
A timeless pop song is the hardest thing to do as a songwriter. — Mark Foster Hardest Copy Share Image
I like to write about real-life topics, and I like to write about different walks of life. — Mark Foster About Copy Share Image
There are a few songwriters in bands I really relate to that write a certain type of joy, because a lot of… — Mark Foster Art Copy Share Image
I started out with piano when I was little. That, for songwriting, is my favorite instrument. — Mark Foster Little Copy Share Image
I've written hundreds of songs, and I tend to think that my instincts are pretty good when it comes to what people… — Mark Foster Good Copy Share Image
I'm really into the recycling of art. That one piece of art inspires another piece of art, which inspires another piece of… — Mark Foster Another Copy Share Image
I don't care if it's Dr. Dre or Dr. Luke or Brian Eno. When you're in a studio and making music together,… — Mark Foster Brian Copy Share Image
Once I write something, I never try to write that same style again, because I get very schizophrenic musically. — Mark Foster Again Copy Share Image
I play guitar, bass, drums, piano, and pretty much any sort of stringed instrument - besides violin or cello. — Mark Foster Bass Copy Share Image
We're not trying to be a mega-pop-band, but we also wouldn't be opposed to selling millions of records, either. — Mark Foster Also Copy Share Image
I want to make music for everyone. I'm not trying to start a super exclusive group. I don't want a clique of… — Mark Foster Clothes Copy Share Image
'Pumped Up Kicks' is written from the perspective like Truman Capote wrote 'In Cold Blood' or Dostoevsky wrote 'Crime & Punishment.' It's… — Mark Foster Cold Copy Share Image
'I Get Around' came on one day. I'd never heard the Beach Boys before. The sound was so fresh to me. That… — Mark Foster Beach boys Copy Share Image
I've written so many songs that are hopeful - songs that are, like, about an old man that gives all his possessions… — Mark Foster Help Copy Share Image
'Supermodel' was a hard record for me; it was an emotional record to write. I was purging a lot of stuff with… — Mark Foster Every night Copy Share Image
With 'Torches,' I wanted to make a great pop record; I wanted every song to be exciting, not to have too much… — Mark Foster Great Copy Share Image
When I was 21, I was in a pretty serious band, and we almost got signed - went to New York, showcased,… — Mark Foster Band Copy Share Image
I could have pigeonholed us and wrote a whole record like 'Pumped Up Kicks,' and we would have been this breezy, nostalgic… — Mark Foster Band Copy Share Image
There were times when I was terrified to go to school because it felt like a jail sentence. — Mark Foster Felt Copy Share Image
I was rambunctious - a boy's boy, full of energy. I wasn't a bad kid. I just liked to talk. — Mark Foster Bad Copy Share Image
'Torches' flowed together with interesting intros and outros. It was all very natural. — Mark Foster Interesting Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I use music to be able to communicate to people. — Mark Foster Day Copy Share Image
When I started really playing music, I pretty much quit sports. I quit everything. — Mark Foster Everything Copy Share Image
