The name is also connected with living in New York in this really weird time. People are constantly waiting for something bad to happen. I wrote these songs and formed this band to make sure I didn't get overcome by that sense of fear. That's what this band is about -- standing tall and not being afraid. Sam Endicott
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[What's the most important thing to remember at the VMAs if you're a petulant young rocker? Black eyeliner. Think Goth, not gay. The boys from Fall Out Boy were comfortable enough to wear it with panache (lead singer Patrick Stump said he was wearing a jacket he charmed off a waiter in New York). Also some members of The Bravery wore a smoky eye with their punk-meets-prep stovepipe pants and pinstripe skinny jackets.] I didn't get to the dry cleaners, ... I was still asleep at 5 p.m. and this guy [gesturing to a handler] wakes me up and said, `I want you to tape this to your taint and come on out.' - Sam Endicott Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBTYW0gRW5kaWNvdHQgICAg&num=13 "[What's the most important thing to remember at the VMAs if you're a petulant young rocker? Black eyeliner. Think Goth, not gay. The boys from Fall Out Boy were comfortable enough to wear it with panache (lead singer Patrick Stump said he was wearing a jacket he charmed off a waiter in New York). Also some members of The Bravery wore a smoky eye with their punk-meets-prep stovepipe pants and pinstripe skinny jackets.] I didn't get to the dry cleaners, ... I was still asleep at 5 p.m. and this guy [gesturing to a handler] wakes me up and said, `I want you to tape this to your taint and come on out.' - Sam Endicott Quotes")
![We're friends with their manager Ryan [Gentles ] and we're big Strokes fans so he brought out certain members of The Strokes to the show and apparently really liked it and I hung out with Albert [Hammond Jr. ]. So what you heard was maybe 40 per cent true. The NME had something about how there were big plans in the works. But I was saying, you know 'Hunger Strike?' [sings 'I'm going hungry!'] Pearl Jam and Soundgarden? What if The Strokes and The Bravery did 'Hunger Strike?' It would be amazing. [laughs] With me and Julian [Casablancas ]... who would do the high part? - Sam Endicott Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBTYW0gRW5kaWNvdHQgICAg&num=3 "We're friends with their manager Ryan [Gentles ] and we're big Strokes fans so he brought out certain members of The Strokes to the show and apparently really liked it and I hung out with Albert [Hammond Jr. ]. So what you heard was maybe 40 per cent true. The NME had something about how there were big plans in the works. But I was saying, you know 'Hunger Strike?' [sings 'I'm going hungry!'] Pearl Jam and Soundgarden? What if The Strokes and The Bravery did 'Hunger Strike?' It would be amazing. [laughs] With me and Julian [Casablancas ]... who would do the high part? - Sam Endicott Quotes")
![[The Bravery are new to Miami but were having no problem navigating the city thanks to a certain video game.] It's just like 'Vice City,' ... We didn't realize how accurate it is to the video game. We were driving down the street and our drummer started freaking out, 'You don't know how many times I've crashed a Porsche into that building!' - Sam Endicott Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZSBCcmF2ZXJ5IGFyZSBuZXcgdG8gTWlhbWkgYnV0IHdlcmUgaGF2aW5nIG5vIHByb2JsZW0gbmF2aWdhdGluZyB0aGUgY2l0eSB0aGFua3MgdG8gYSBjZXJ0YWluIHZpZGVvIGdhbWUuXSBJdCdzIGp1c3QgbGlrZSAnVmljZSBDaXR5LCcgLi4uIFdlIGRpZG4ndCByZWFsaXplIGhvdyBhY2N1cmF0ZSBpdCBpcyB0byB0aGUgdmlkZW8gZ2FtZS4gV2Ugd2VyZSBkcml2aW5nIGRvd24gdGhlIHN0cmVldCBhbmQgb3VyIGRydW1tZXIgc3RhcnRlZCBmcmVha2luZyBvdXQsICdZb3UgZG9uJ3Qga25vdyBob3cgbWFueSB0aW1lcyBJJ3ZlIGNyYXNoZWQgYSBQb3JzY2hlIGludG8gdGhhdCBidWlsZGluZyEnIA==&author=ICBTYW0gRW5kaWNvdHQgICAg&num=10 "[The Bravery are new to Miami but were having no problem navigating the city thanks to a certain video game.] It's just like 'Vice City,' ... We didn't realize how accurate it is to the video game. We were driving down the street and our drummer started freaking out, 'You don't know how many times I've crashed a Porsche into that building!' - Sam Endicott Quotes")
