“Ironically, when I was playing in my first band, I would deliberately not write down any lyrics. I have a really good memory and I would just keep them in my head.” WritingFirstsMemoriesBandGood Memories Author:Craig Finn
“I remember I was really into this British band, The Vapors, with that song "Turning Japanese." I thought that they were really next level genius cryptic weirdos. And then I realized when I got older they are just using a lot of British words, and I didn't know what they meant. But I thought, Oh, they are making up their own language.” KnowsRememberSongNextLanguageLevelsGeniusBandBritishI RealizedNext LevelMaking UpWeirdoVaporCryptic Author:Craig Finn
“I would never talk to a girl in a bar, like a pick-up thing. But I could talk to anyone if they wore a t-shirt of a band I like.” IfsGirlBandPicksBarsShirtsT Shirt Author:Craig Finn
“You can think of a number of bands where the first record is by far their biggest record. And that must be hard for people to recapture. Hard for people to live with.” PeopleThinkingFirstsHardNumbersRecordsBand Author:Craig Finn
“There's somewhat of a real fascination with American bands and American mythology in London.” RealBandLondonMythologyFascination Author:Craig Finn
“When you get into rock 'n' roll myths, like that Rod Stewart blew his whole band and had to get his stomach pumped, it's ridiculous, but everyone's heard it.” WholeHeardRocksBandMythRidiculousStomachRock N Roll Author:Craig Finn
“I can still sing most Eagles songs, even though I never bought a record and never liked the band.” StillsI CanSongRecordsBandEagles Author:Craig Finn