A biography for Steve Harwellhasn’t been written yet.
“Musically, I get people walking up to me going, 'Hey, you guys sound just like your records' and I'm like, 'That's what I want to hear.' That's the coolest compliment you can give me.”
“Death Cab is probably the best band period.”
“I'm always down in North Carolina hanging out with my friends. In fact, I was just there a few months ago.”
“I sat around at home and talked with my girlfriend and I decided that I needed to do something positive. So I set up the Presley Scott Research Foundation for Leukemia.”
“Once radio stations played 'Walkin',' nobody would touch anything else on that record.”
“Even friends want you to fail. They'd get a good laugh if I fell flat on my face.”
“I got into this business to entertain and, of course, make a living from it and to be able to have our music heard in whatever way.”
“We make fun music.”
“We're a party band. That's who we are.”
“Once in a while I do a crazy thing or two.”
“I just knew right away - this thing's going to be everywhere. It's going to be played at every basketball game, hockey game. You're going to hear 'All Star' - just like you always hear 'Hells Bells' or 'Back in Black.'”
“Walkin' on the Sun' changed music. It changed the way people listen to music.”
“I am so grateful to each and every one of you who has helped Smash Mouth sell over 10 million albums worldwide, put us on top of radio charts, and those who have kept 'All Star' relevant as one of the top memes on the Internet today.”
“I'm a big NASCAR fan, I know some NASCAR drivers who love Smash Mouth.”
“I grew up building cars, bikes and hot rods.”
“We are probably one of the most licensed bands out there for movies and TV shows.”
“Being a guy with tattoos, 38 years old and thought of as a punk rocker, to end up on Nickelodeon is kind of weird.”
“We're a contemporary band with retro influences.”
“Our crowds are very festival-type crowds.”
“You're stronger in groups.”