We came from a small town where there was no music scene or no other bands, and we decided to put ours together and go for it. Ed Kowalczyk Read Quote
I grew up in an area that was the typical city that was a racially divided and economically segregated place. And it had a big influence on me. Ed Kowalczyk Read Quote
I remember people telling me that at 5 1/2 minutes long, ‘Lightning Crashes’ would never be a hit song. Ed Kowalczyk Read Quote
I took a page out of the U2 book. They’ve always had a universal approach. Nobody doubts they’re Christian, but there’s an open door for everybody in any faith to consume the music at any level. Ed Kowalczyk Read Quote
From the very beginning, we were all a hundred and ten percent about the music, from the very early days when we could barely play our instruments, and we were just covering other people’s songs when we were in high school. Ed Kowalczyk Read Quote
Those first big concerts we played as ‘Throwing Copper’ started to really reach people worldwide – I think we played our first big arena show at the George Estate basketball arena down in Atlanta. I remember showing up and standing on stage and just being like, ‘I can’t believe this is going to be full of people. This is huge.’ Ed Kowalczyk Read Quote
All of my favorite artists who inspired me were never afraid to be uncool and never afraid to wear their hearts on their sleeves – no matter how much flak they took for it. Ed Kowalczyk Read Quote
I love Peter Gabriel, and I’ve come so close to working with him a few times. We were on a movie soundtrack together, but we didn’t actually write together. Ed Kowalczyk Read Quote