I have this theory about us. When we started writing our own songs, we were 17 years old. When you're 17, you write songs for other 17-year-olds. We stopped growing musically when we were 17. We still write songs for 17-year-olds.
My mom is a gym teacher, and she's not musically inclined, but she always wanted to help me out with music as best she could.
I compose melodies in my head and then interpret them musically with my guitar and keep them recorded. The guitar helps me to build unique chord structures on simple melodies.
I just loved working with George Benson, whom I very much enjoy musically and as a person.
'Sorry' just fit the bill for the crossover that both Lost Stories and I were attempting to do musically.
One of the most distinctive things about our band is Jordan's voice. It stands out - in a good way for some people and in a bad way for others. But there's no mistaking it. That gives us a lot of room to do what we want musically. With Jordan singing, it'll always sound like New Found Glory.
I can only speak for myself, but public school did nothing for me musically. I got the impression a musical career was frowned upon. But in the arts, resistance can often be the strongest inspiration.
We all came to the conclusion that we have an undeniable chemistry musically, that we might not ever find again. The mix of friction and camaraderie channels good songs, performances and laughs.
I second guess everything I do musically, and I often could spend hours on, say, one snare sound.
But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals.
