I worked odd jobs delivering pizza, folding chairs, telemarketing, selling kitchen cutlery door to door. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I've played so many gigs in front of around seven people. It's difficult to keep motivated, but it's all about growth. The… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
Fear just crushes creativity, and if I let fear into the studio and into the songwriting, I was going to let it… — Mark Foster Art Copy Share Image
I'd rather be a poor singer/songwriter doing what I love than get rich from selling my soul. — Mark Foster 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
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
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 play guitar, bass, drums, piano, and pretty much any sort of stringed instrument - besides violin or cello. — Mark Foster 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 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 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 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
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
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 started out with piano when I was little. That, for songwriting, is my favorite instrument. — 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'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
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 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
Once I write something, I never try to write that same style again, because I get very schizophrenic musically. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image