“We've been a band longer than most of the people reading this have been alive.” Quote by John Flansburgh
“I feel like musicians have such a precarious place in the political discourse, because musicians are, sort of just by nature, people-pleasers.” PoliticalMusician Author:John Flansburgh
“A lot of times I'll post things on Facebook, and the immediate response will be like, "Stick to the music!"” Response Author:John Flansburgh
“So we've done science songs. We've done historical songs. A lot of people would like us to do more historical songs. Our history record would probably be like the people's history of the United States, set to music.” PeopleDoneSongHistorical Author:John Flansburgh
“If you do believe in science, you really have to actually stand up and make a stand for it. You can't just say, the facts aren't in. Science is always looking for better explanations to everything, but that doesn't mean that when we get on a plane we don't know what's supposed to happen next. And if it doesn't go the way that it's planned, that's a big, big problem. The culture wars are very tricky and make me a little sad.” BelieveMeanWarProblemCultureExplanationTricky Author:John Flansburgh
“I think that the most effective social protest that any artist can do would be things that come naturally and feel obvious. I think the Resist movement will continue among people who believe in science, who believe in rights for women, who believe in civil rights.” PeopleThinkingBelieveArtistObviousCivil RightsProtest Author:John Flansburgh
“I don't think bands should feel compelled to speak out unless they actually have something to say. I think that's a big mistake, where you're turning into a coyote running off the edge of a cliff. Too often, people just feel like something is happening and they want to be part of this thing, and it's just, there's sort of a "me too!" and that's about it.” PeopleThinkingRunningSpeakMistakeBig Mistake Author:John Flansburgh
“It sucks to think about, honestly, but when you really consider the resources that it takes to press vinyl records, or the amount of gas that it takes to tour, it's really quite scary.” ThinkingScaryHonestlyGasVinyl Author:John Flansburgh