#like

Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#badly #fact #like #men #proud

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 much like it was in my head. But it also exceeded all my expectations. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#exceeded #expectations #formed #fully #head

I feel like the rap metal at the end of the 1990s destroyed rock music for everybody and suddenly everybody felt like they had to apologise for being in rock bands. People suddenly felt bad about wanting to reach massive audiences and the sense of theatre, that we have in our live show, became something to avoid. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#apologise #audiences #avoid #bad #bands

I idolised bands like Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, who wanted to reach as many people as they could. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#could #i #jam #like #many

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. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#anyone #drink #eight #ever #every

I worry that if I enjoy something - like the songs on 'Some Nights' are about wondering about who you are. I'm never quite sure and I'd hate to feel sort of content and get a good sense of who I am because if I know one thing, that's not me. I don't mind not necessarily being happy about it. And that's fine. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#am #because #being #being happy #content

Lyrics have become so dumbed down nowadays. People don't want to have to think about lyrics anymore, they just want to be told something. Until these great things started happening with us, I'd really given up on reaching people like that. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#anymore #become #down #given #great

We grew up listening to alternative music from the '90s, and there was no shame in being on a major label and still making the music you wanted to make. I feel like rap rock came around and drew a line in the sand, and everybody that was like me ran away from that and started making indie-rock. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#around #away #being #came #drew

I always like having kid energy around. I think it's good for a movie, even when you're doing dramatic stuff. ↗

— Mark Ruffalo

#around #doing #dramatic #energy #even

People use the Method as a shield; it shields them from being vulnerable. I hear all these young actors who are like, 'I'm Method, I'm gonna go live in the house, you know, I totally get it, I've done it, I've been there', but one thing I know is it kills spontaneity. ↗

— Mark Ruffalo

#being #done #get #go #gonna