Adam Granduciel

“I'm still undisciplined in the fact that I'm not writing anything down. I just get these lines and start piecing it together and then going back.”

“I learned Neil Young songs, Bob Dylan songs and older songs. It wasn't until I moved to Philly that I had aspirations to maybe forming a band.”

“When I learning to write songs, I never really was interested in the chorus.”

“I'm really picky about stuff like videos or even pictures of the band, but at the same time, I don't really know what it is I want; I just know what I don't want.”

“I'd think the house was the source of great sadness or pressure. I knew it wasn't. I knew it was just where I lived. But I'd walk up the stairs and the second floor was just desolate. My old bedroom: empty. My old rehearsal room: empty. First floor studio: messy and empty. Middle room: broken gear everywhere.”

“With 'Under the Pressure,' I just found two chords I liked, and built it up, did like a ten-minute drum pattern.”

“I don't like drums dictating the song; like when you hear a fill and then you know the chorus is coming up.”

“I mean, Philadelphia, if the Eagles were to win the Super Bowl, you kind of wonder how it'd change the city in some way. At the end of the day, as intense as Eagles fans are or as Philadelphia fans are, they really just love their team and they'll be happy either way. The Eagles have made Philadelphia proud.”

“Touring is a rough thing. You don't have any time to look around or stop and think if what you're doing is making you happy. The more you tour, the better the band gets, and you get caught up in a lot more things than just traveling.”