“I wanted to show a different side of ourselves. I wanted to see in what ways I could explore something new. I felt like working on a double record would give people a lot to have.” PeopleWayGivingDifferentShowsWantedFeltSidesRecordsSomething NewDifferent Sides Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“Three years between records is longer than average. Double albums are much more of a statement. I really wanted to put myself out there as much as I possibly could.” YearsWantedThreeRecordsAverageAlbumsStatementsThree Years Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“What I wanted was just to make music, and so, originally I just wanted to hide behind the album cover of the last record, and I wanted it to be almost anonymous.” WantedLastsBehindsRecordsAlbumsAlbum Covers Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“I didn't want the lyrics to be about specific things in my life, I wanted them to be about generalised experiences I'd had. So when I'm writing about relationships or somebody leaving you or something, a lot of lyrics are partly about failed relationships I'd had, but they were also about my Dad, and being abandoned as a kid.” WantWritingKidsWantedDadLeavingMy DadAbandonedFailed Relationship Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“Nobody really wanted to do that one European tour. For one, it was budgeted to lose money. They would've made something, but I would've lost a lot of money.” MadeWantedLostLosesLots Of Money Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“I went with Beach Fossils and we played 40 shows because we wanted people to see us.” PeopleShowsWantedBeachFossils Author:Zachary Cole Smith