Nate Ruess Quotes

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• It's as simple as finding something on the street and then writing a jingle. If I'm driving and I have my turn signal on and…
• I'm not going to lie. I check the iTunes charts. It's all about the iTunes charts. I only go on the Internet for the iTunes…
• May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground…
• There’s always some level of optimism in every single song.
• I tried to play bass in a punk band once, and it was an absolute disaster. I can’t play anything. I don’t know what it…
• My dad dragged me to a Bruce Springsteen concert as a kid. It was my first concert, but I fell asleep in the middle. My…
• We love a good, hyped sound, but when it starts to sound insincere, that's when I lose interest. I hope that our music, even if…
• Van Morrison is probably, at this point in time, my biggest influence as a vocalist. When we were making our last album I had a…
• But as long as you're creating the art you want to create, if people start liking you, you shouldn't have to apologize. You want your…
• I don't have a Twitter or a Facebook, but that doesn't mean I'm any more productive than the rest of the world.
• I try and get about eight hours of sleep every single night. And I like to think that I drink more water than anyone, ever.
• I don't want to be known for anything other than writing songs.
• I always wanted to be a singer, but none of my friends thought I could sing.
• Running in Central Park is my favorite thing to wake up and do. I have my own specific path that I have to run every…
• A lot of times when I'm writing lyrics, I just think about insecurities that I might have and turn them into a scene. Some things…
• In a city like New York, any night can be completely different, even in a subtle way.
• Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.
• If you look at a lot of the songs I've been involved in, there's always been this retro vibe. I started getting worried that I…
• My girlfriend is a fashion designer. She has her own company called Rachel Antonoff. She is doing a collaboration with Urban Outfitters right now, a…
• I don't play an instrument - I just write in my head, and I usually hear fully formed songs. 'We Are Young' turned out so…

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