What we were trying to do is make a really positive album with lots of different elements from different decades and do lots of different things. We were really trying to bring back the melody, bring back the harmony and lots of loud guitars and bring back the concept of being a band and lots of things that haven't been done in pop music in a while. Ben Romans
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[Despite the band's confident appearance and their strict belief in their fun philosophy, Romans admits the guys had real doubts about setting their sights on music careers.] When we started out, we were like, 'Are we out of our minds? Are we foolish? Are we completely mad?' But, no, I think at this point we're ready to do it. But it is kind of scary. ... It's definitely very unreal. Like today -- we're gonna do Conan O'Brien ; times like that you're like, what ? - Ben Romans Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBCZW4gUm9tYW5zICAgIA==&num=6 "[Despite the band's confident appearance and their strict belief in their fun philosophy, Romans admits the guys had real doubts about setting their sights on music careers.] When we started out, we were like, 'Are we out of our minds? Are we foolish? Are we completely mad?' But, no, I think at this point we're ready to do it. But it is kind of scary. ... It's definitely very unreal. Like today -- we're gonna do Conan O'Brien ; times like that you're like, what ? - Ben Romans Quotes")
![[This summer, they're taking that party out on the road for their first big tour with the Backstreet Boys, where they're being introduced to pyrotechnics (in the Backstreet show), and ââ¬â what they're most excited about ââ¬â their first tour bus.] We just came from a minivan. It's pretty amazing to suddenly be sleeping and back here writing songs and up there watching TV, ... It's awesome. - Ben Romans Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBCZW4gUm9tYW5zICAgIA==&num=2 "[This summer, they're taking that party out on the road for their first big tour with the Backstreet Boys, where they're being introduced to pyrotechnics (in the Backstreet show), and ââ¬â what they're most excited about ââ¬â their first tour bus.] We just came from a minivan. It's pretty amazing to suddenly be sleeping and back here writing songs and up there watching TV, ... It's awesome. - Ben Romans Quotes")
![There are only a few things like music, entertainment, sports, politics that can stir emotions. It's a psychology. And I think [the young fans] just want to invest in something that has changed them somehow or in some way. At that age things are very exciting. And if there's something that helps them stay positive, they're going to want to invest their time and energy in whatever it is that guides that emotion. In this case, it's expressed in signs and t-shirts and a lot of enthusiasm. - Ben Romans Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBCZW4gUm9tYW5zICAgIA==&num=1 "There are only a few things like music, entertainment, sports, politics that can stir emotions. It's a psychology. And I think [the young fans] just want to invest in something that has changed them somehow or in some way. At that age things are very exciting. And if there's something that helps them stay positive, they're going to want to invest their time and energy in whatever it is that guides that emotion. In this case, it's expressed in signs and t-shirts and a lot of enthusiasm. - Ben Romans Quotes")
![[This summer, they're taking that party out on the road for their first big tour with the Backstreet Boys, where they're being introduced to pyrotechnics (in the Backstreet show), and what they're most excited about their first tour bus.] We just came from a minivan. It's pretty amazing to suddenly be sleeping and back here writing songs and up there watching TV, ... It's awesome. - Ben Romans Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBCZW4gUm9tYW5zICAgIA==&num=9 "[This summer, they're taking that party out on the road for their first big tour with the Backstreet Boys, where they're being introduced to pyrotechnics (in the Backstreet show), and what they're most excited about their first tour bus.] We just came from a minivan. It's pretty amazing to suddenly be sleeping and back here writing songs and up there watching TV, ... It's awesome. - Ben Romans Quotes")
