There’s a lot of bands that blow up quickly, but then they die quickly. Longevity is the healthy thing; that’s the pursuit. Mark Foster Read Quote
When I started really playing music, I pretty much quit sports. I quit everything. Mark Foster Read Quote
When I write a song, the music comes from my spirit, which is very playful and optimistic, but then the lyrics come from my head, which is in a different space. Mark Foster Read Quote
If I’m with people who are really positive and go with the flow, that’s when the best ideas come out for me. Mark Foster Read Quote
I realized probably when I was, like, 20 years old that the hardest thing to do is to write a pop song – not, like, a candy-pop, throwaway pop song. Mark Foster Read Quote
I’ve written so many songs that are hopeful – songs that are, like, about an old man that gives all his possessions away because he wants to help people. I wrote ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ just to tell a different type of story. Mark Foster Read Quote
There are career waiters in Los Angeles, and they’re making over $100,000 a year. Mark Foster Read Quote
