I’ve written a lot of songs in the last couple years, but writing a lot of songs doesn’t always mean writing good songs. Ben Gibbard Read Quote
If you’re going through a difficult time, and there’s a piece of music that speaks to you – be it musically or lyrically or both – you are almost always able to access that music. You’re always able to sit down with it. Ben Gibbard Read Quote
I feel that we are currently living in a world that is similar to late ’50s, early ’60s kind of world. Ben Gibbard Read Quote
When we moved to Seattle, everybody kind of disappeared into different corners of the city and it was a very difficult time for the band. Ben Gibbard Read Quote
I was literally just going and applying for jobs, and I couldn’t get a job, and I was getting more and more broke, and you find yourself groveling for jobs you don’t even want. Ben Gibbard Read Quote
I’ve covered Avril Lavigne. I like good pop songs, and I don’t think there should be any kind of preconceptions about where good pop songs come from. Ben Gibbard Read Quote
I know that the Seattle my parents knew is not the Seattle I know and that these things exist in a state of constant flux and change. The hope is that at least some of that change can be for the better. Ben Gibbard Read Quote
At some point, I thought that, as I got older, I’d come to terms with a lot of things. I’d solve some big problems, and eventually I’d become content. It’s almost more depressing to think that the older you get, the more your problems multiply. Ben Gibbard Read Quote
To set the record straight for the God knows millionth time, we certainly didn’t sign to Atlantic just for the money. Ben Gibbard Read Quote
It’s like, how do you continue to make records that are representative of who you are that your fans will recognize as your band, while still trying to push things forward and present new sounds for people. Ben Gibbard Read Quote
