We never thought we'd be commercially viable, and we were proved wrong. — Ted Dwane Never Copy Share Image
We wouldn't last a year on the road playing music that we didn't love. — Ted Dwane Last Copy Share Image
We never could have foreseen the success of 'Babel.' It's not like banjo records were soaring up the charts, you know. — Ted Dwane Babel Copy Share Image
You leave school, work terrible jobs to pay rent, and that's when you start finding your way in music and forming bands. — Ted Dwane Bands Copy Share Image
We don't make music except for the joy of making music, really - and meeting people and sharing ideas. — Ted Dwane Ideas Copy Share Image
It's strange to think about the scathing reviews 'Sigh No More' got and then consider that we could win best album a… — Ted Dwane Best Copy Share Image
There's definitely a negative correlation between the higher the profile and the enjoyment of the gig. — Ted Dwane Between Copy Share Image
If you told me in the '90s that I'd be in a chart battle with Green Day, I probably would have just… — Ted Dwane Battle Copy Share Image
We kind of are Okies at heart. I don't really know what an Okie is, but I feel like one. — Ted Dwane Feel Copy Share Image
Whether people jump up and down when they see us or are completely quiet, it just feels really good that they're connecting. — Ted Dwane Connecting Copy Share Image
We have big limitations by not having a drummer. It instantly informs a lot of our musical decisions when it comes to… — Ted Dwane Big Copy Share Image
As soon as we started playing sports arenas, we thought how great it would be if we could instead play to 25,000… — Ted Dwane Arenas Copy Share Image
As humans, we're such a discontented species. We're always trying to further ourselves, and you get all the way to the moon,… — Ted Dwane Discontent Copy Share Image
I was a bass guitarist first before I started playing double bass - and I only started playing it because my teacher… — Ted Dwane Bass Copy Share Image
There's a point with every record we've made that the album starts to assert its identity, and I think that's kind of… — Ted Dwane Album Copy Share Image
We started off as Marcus Mumford, which is our singer's name. But then it very quickly became apparent it wasn't really a… — Ted Dwane Band Copy Share Image
We don't sing about eating local produce or growing beards or anything like that. It's funny to find yourself in a position… — Ted Dwane Anything Copy Share Image
You look at the instrumentation, and you can't really argue that we set out with commercial aspirations. Banjos and things like that… — Ted Dwane Banjos Copy Share Image
It's impossible to tell how you're perceived. I think it's important not to think about it too much, because it really means… — Ted Dwane Band Copy Share Image
We always try to make each record a snapshot of the band at that time. — Ted Dwane Always Copy Share Image
We're a restless bunch, and we have a lot of energy - we're never going to stand still. — Ted Dwane Energy Copy Share Image
We really believe in our music, and it's still heartening to know that it's appreciated, and that's what sticks. — Ted Dwane Appreciated Copy Share Image
We were thrilled when we were nominated for best new artist at the Grammys, but we were even more so when they… — Ted Dwane Art Copy Share Image
People don't really need to question our sincerity when it comes to our songs. — Ted Dwane Need Copy Share Image
Sticking to our guns creatively is the only way we'll ever survive as a band and be happy. — Ted Dwane Band Copy Share Image
When we made the first album, it was meant to be a snapshot of Mumford & Sons in 2009. — Ted Dwane Album Copy Share Image
Being a bass player in a band without a drummer for seven, eight years has been kind of weird. — Ted Dwane Band Copy Share Image
We've always imagined ourselves as a rock band. We've always been a rock band playing the wrong instruments. — Ted Dwane Always Copy Share Image
Most people overcome something terrible at some point in their lives. — Ted Dwane Overcome Copy Share Image
A lot of the time, if you go into an arena, they're pretty uninspiring. But we try to create an atmosphere. — Ted Dwane Arena Copy Share Image
