“I do think whatever the short-term gain for [Donald]Trump might've been by skipping the Fox debate, it was also kind of - it could become a landmark moment. He has now showed the media that he doesn't need them and that he has the people behind him.” PeopleThinkingNeedsKindMomentsMightTermBehindsMediaTrumpGainsDebateFoxesShort TermLandmarks Author:Ryan Grim
“When I was in school, my former roommate went through hazing. I heard the stories, but I don't think I've seen a movie that captures the stuff that goes on.” ThinkingStoriesSchoolStuffHeardGoes OnFormerCaptureRoommateHazing Author:Nick Jonas
“I got to sing with the Boss, Sting, Pink and John Legend and all of those people. It felt like the pinnacle, and then I got the call. I cried, actually and I called my dad, it was really cool.” PeopleFeltDadMy DadBossLegendsCriedReally CoolPinnacle Author:Nick Jonas
“As an actor, rejection is a big part of it, and I've had a lot of it. So when there's something that you really want to do, it's so great to have someone to be a part of a team as great as this team is.” WantBigsActorsTeamRejection Author:Nick Jonas
“Sometimes there's something that you need a few takes to get it and if it takes 15 takes, it takes 15 takes. It really depends.” IfsNeedsSometimesDepends Author:Nick Jonas
“In dire times of survival it's not uncommon for people to turn to their faith and that was also true for the men on the oil tanker Pendleton, which was cut in half by 60-foot waves during the hurricane.” PeopleMenTurnsHalfCuttingFeetHe ManSurvivalWaveOilHurricanesUncommon Author:Jim Whittaker
“I think I have a vested interest in thinking that the lyrics are important, but I think for us it's important that we all write things that mean something to us, and I think we're not really in the business of writing la-la-love-you chart pop songs. It needs to have a personal pulling in the gut for me, to want to write anything about it.” ThinkingWantNeedsWritingMeanImportantSongInterestLove YouPopsGutsPullingPop SongVested Interests Author:Lauren Mayberry
“No matter how many people try, no matter how many fancy songwriters in Los Angeles try to break it down to a formula... to an extent, there isn't a science to writing great songs, I suppose. For me, it's always about melody - it doesn't matter what genre of music you're writing, if there's a strong melodic thing somewhere, whether that's in a vocal or in a guitar part or a sample. Something that sticks in your brain, that seems to be something that works.” PeopleIfsWritingTryingMatterSeemsSongStrongBrainBreakSticksGuitarGenreFancyLos AngelesMelodyFormulasSongwritersVocalSampleGenres Of Music Author:Lauren Mayberry
“It was always very important for us that we presented ourselves as a band, because it's a three-part writing process and it's a three-part decision making process, it's not two producer guys and a girl that sings the songs. It's startling how many people make that assumption.” PeopleWritingTwoImportantGuySongGirlThreeProcessDecisionBandProducersAssumptionDecision MakingWriting ProcessDecision Making Process Author:Lauren Mayberry
“I'm sure that a lot of women and men feel differently about it, but for me this isn't about being the girl in the band... it's just about being IN the band, if that makes sense? We're trying to keep it in a pure and genuine place for us and not break it down to gender, because it's just a bit boring and obvious isn't it?” IfsMenFeelsTryingGirlBitsBreakPureBandMen And WomenObviousBoringGenderGenuineMake Sense Author:Lauren Mayberry