“I guess there are two things that make me like songs generally, of ours, and that is if they groove well, or if they have a jam that can go somewhere.” IfsWellsTwoSongTwo ThingsJamGroove Author:Mike Gordon
“I've written some poetry, but...songs have to be more poetic, and I've really gotten to this non-poetic sort of writing.” WritingSongWrittenPoetic Author:Mike Gordon
“It does make sense to put on some songs that are relatively short, because radio usually only plays songs that are less than 4 or 5 minutes.” DoePlaySongMinutesRadioMake Sense Author:Mike Gordon
“We have access to more resources in general, and they are not going to force a situation on us, whether its the producer, or the cover, or what songs we have to play. And it's a small enough company that it seems like the people there care about music and not just about business.” PeopleEnoughPlaySeemsCareSongForceCompanySituationResourcesAccessProducers Author:Mike Gordon
“I haven't written enough songs to be able to say that I have a system. I've only written a handful.” EnoughAbleSongWrittenHavensHandful Author:Mike Gordon
“Last tour my bass rig was breaking down every other night. That was a pain. We would get on stage and Trey would count off the song, and I'd play the first note and nothing would be there. Those guys would just roll their eyes.” FirstsPlayWould BeEyePainLastsNightGuySongStageNotesBreaking DownBassRigsLast Song Author:Mike Gordon
“I feel like I want to write some songs and I don't know how to go about doing it. Usually it's the lyrics that are a problem, and I think I am not really cut out to be a lyricist.” ThinkingKnowsWantFeelsWritingProblemSongKnow HowCuttingLyricists Author:Mike Gordon
