I'm not in this to make money. I would not have sold my soul to be on 'American Idol.' — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
'Torches' flowed together with interesting intros and outros. It was all very natural. — Mark Foster 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 Copy Share Image
There were times when I was terrified to go to school because it felt like a jail sentence. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
The phrase 'pumped up kicks,' man, I was excited when I came up with that. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
Once I write something, I never try to write that same style again, because I get very schizophrenic musically. — Mark Foster 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 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 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 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 Copy Share Image
There's just really interesting facets of culture just swirling in Morocco. They all have slightly different colours, so it's just an inspiring… — Mark Foster Culture Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself an entertainer. I consider myself an artist, and I think with that comes responsibility. — Mark Foster Art 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 look at bands like the Beach Boys, Hall & Oates and Blur, and those are the bands I want to be… — Mark Foster Bands Copy Share Image
In Morocco, a Muslim country, I got to hear the call to prayer five times a day. At first it felt kind… — Mark Foster Beautiful Copy Share Image
The jingles saved my life. When I got hired to do that, I was on top. I finally was making a living… — Mark Foster Artist Copy Share Image
L.A. gives me a lot. L.A. is a city of extremes. People come here from all over the world that have these,… — Mark Foster City Copy Share Image
I was afraid of the sophomore slump even before our first record came out. It was a very real fear because I'd… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I think artists throughout the history of time have always been controversial and have been a voice to speak to public culture… — Mark Foster Art Copy Share Image
When I put Foster The People together, I just wanted to play music with friends. — Mark Foster Friends Copy Share Image
When I started really playing music, I pretty much quit sports. I quit everything. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
Writing for other people is easier than writing for myself - it's not as personal. — Mark Foster 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
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 Copy Share Image
I play guitar, bass, drums, piano, and pretty much any sort of stringed instrument - besides violin or cello. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
If I was 13 years old and Kurt Cobain tweeted me some advice or even just said hi, my whole world would… — Mark Foster Advice Copy Share Image
When you're underwater with goggles on, a couple of your senses are taken away, and it becomes this purely visual thing. It's… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I wrote 'Torches' before experiencing touring as a band. I really had no idea what they would sound like live, and that… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
We need to do a better job of loving each other beyond race, beyond belief, beyond our difference. — Mark Foster Belief Copy Share Image
I experienced bullying a lot. I was an only child, and I was kind of a small kid with a big mouth,… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
If I'm with people who are really positive and go with the flow, that's when the best ideas come out for me. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
When I write a song, the music comes from my spirit, which is very playful and optimistic, but then the lyrics come… — Mark Foster Lyrics Copy Share Image
I realized probably when I was, like, 20 years old that the hardest thing to do is to write a pop song… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
'Torches' opened a lot of doors. Ultimately, it turned into an experience to be reckoned with. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
One thing about Foster the People is that it's taking pieces of a lot of different genres of music and kind of… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
