“I am a really obsessive music listener, and I would look for clues.” LooksListenersClueObsessive Author:Craig Finn
“I remember I was really into this British band, The Vapors, with that song "Turning Japanese." I thought that they were really next level genius cryptic weirdos. And then I realized when I got older they are just using a lot of British words, and I didn't know what they meant. But I thought, Oh, they are making up their own language.” KnowsRememberSongNextLanguageLevelsGeniusBandBritishI RealizedNext LevelMaking UpWeirdoVaporCryptic Author:Craig Finn
“Words and music together create powerful, powerful things.” TogetherPowerfulWords And Music Author:Craig Finn
“You are hearing this song, and you're 16, and it's a song about love, or a girl. And then maybe there's a girl at school that you like. So you're going to be thinking about that girl. That song is sort of about that girl. The songwriter doesn't know that girl, obviously. He wrote it for something else. But there's the specific meaning with the universal again.” ThinkingKnowsSchoolSongGirlUniversalHearingSongwritersThat Girl Author:Craig Finn
“I'm not only a songwriter but I'm a massive music fan and I love going to shows. It's different than reading a book.” BookDifferentShowsReadingFansMassiveSongwritersMusic Fans Author:Craig Finn
“One of the coolest things to me about going to a show is you look over, and the guy next to you is sitting there drinking a beer and he's wearing a Donkeys t-shirt. And you're like, "Dude, I love The Donkeys."” LooksShowsGuyNextSittingDrinkingBeerShirtsT ShirtDonkey Author:Craig Finn
“I would never talk to a girl in a bar, like a pick-up thing. But I could talk to anyone if they wore a t-shirt of a band I like.” IfsGirlBandPicksBarsShirtsT Shirt Author:Craig Finn
“People make maps of all the places I've mentioned. I knew that those people were out there. I wanted to create something for them.” PeopleWantedMaps Author:Craig Finn
“I think making the songs is to put strength in the community in some way.” ThinkingWaySongCommunity 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