“There's this moment sometimes, when you do a crossword puzzle and you have the one really long word. And once you get that, the whole thing kind of comes into focus. Sometimes it's just working things over in your mind and then finding that one line that kind of ties the song together, and now it works. It's a puzzle of sorts.” MindKindLongSometimesWholeMomentsTogetherSongLinesFocusFindingsTiesWorking ItPuzzlesOne LineReally LongCrosswordsLong WordsWorking Things Author:Craig Finn
“I've written a lot about drugs and alcohol. I wouldn't say it's because we've gotten bigger or anything, but I kind of feel a little bit done with it. There are other things to talk about.” FeelsKindLittlesDoneBitsWrittenDrugLittle BitBiggerAlcoholDrugs And Alcohol Author:Craig Finn
“I guess the drinking and the drugs are interesting to me because the way we use them and our society uses them, we kind of manufacture highs and lows.” WayKindUseInterestingDrugLowsDrinkingOur SocietyHighs And Lows Author:Craig Finn
“The reality is that the shows kind of disconnect from the songs a little bit. You're playing the songs, but they take on a life of their own.” KindLittlesShowsRealitySongBitsLittle Bit Author:Craig Finn
“Just looking into something kind of analytically can give a lot of ideas.” GivingKindIdeas Author:Craig Finn
“It's good to have some kind of California in there. It's almost always appropriate. It's appropriate on a sunny day or late at night. If you grew up on the Grateful Dead, which I certainly did, you listened to 10 million bootlegs. But you realize that American Beauty has some really tight, well-arranged songs that aren't meandering.” IfsWellsKindNightSongRealizingMillionsGrewLateGrew UpGratefulCaliforniaAppropriateSunnySunny Day Author:Craig Finn
