“Basically, every band that makes it has some dude with some sense of business. I don't know if our band would've been so successful were it not for Daniel's [Kessler] insight into how things really work. Daniel was the one who was diligently saying, "We should make a demo, send it out, play shows but not too many shows, get on shows with touring bands that are coming to New York."” IfsKnowsShouldPlayShowsSuccessfulNew YorkBandInsightTouringDemos Author:Paul Banks
“If time is my vessel, then learning to love might be my way back to sea” IfsWayMightSeaMy WayVesselLearning To Love Author:Paul Banks
“If you're an artist, you do what you do, and in a way, you don't even control the core essence of what you do. You try to mold it and develop a style, but the core elements of what you do are just part of who you are.” IfsWayTryingArtistStyleElementsEssenceWho You AreCoreMold Author:Paul Banks
“If you're playing a one-minute game, I could squeeze in five to six games before anybody walked by my cubicle. So I got really good at blitz, one-minute chess games. But that's kind of like the cheap chess version.” IfsKindGamesFiveMinutesSixChessVersionsOne MinuteChess GameBlitzCubicles Author:Paul Banks
“...It's an unmeetable level of writing. But even if it's something I feel like I can't ever attain, it doesn't crush my spirit. I figured out early on that you gotta find your own strengths and hone them rather than trying to emulate something that impresses you.” IfsFeelsWritingTryingI CanSpiritLevelsCrushRock N RollImpressEmulate Author:Paul Banks
