John Britt Daniel Quotes

Sometimes it's hard to hear criticism, or "maybe let's try a different way." People's feelings get hurt.

It's hard being the guy that brings in a song, because you're very, you know, it can be something that you get too sensitive about.

I had some really great experiences doing overdubs.

I don't wanna keep playing the same song over and over again. It's just thinking about "what's going to be the coolest thing to play on this particular show?" The easiest thing to do is to play the single over and over again.

I'm used to coming up with a lot of parts. And I don't have to do that so much [with Divine Fits]. This is the kind of band I've always wanted to be in because we never set up any aesthetic rules when we started it. We just wrote and edited, and it ended up sounding like Divine Fits.

I'm usually way more pleased with the stuff that just kinda happens by accident and is no way a pop song. But sometimes the easiest thing for me to write is pop songs.

I recognize that there are some great things about not playing a song live, and just kind of piecing it together as you go.

I guess if we do enough shows and keep doing it long enough, then people will get the picture. But I can't really be bothered if they don't get the picture. That's not my concern.