Yeah, that was one crazy year. Basically my whole philosophy starting out -- because the question came up, 'Are you going to sign a label deal?' before anyone was really interested in signing me -- my idea was always 'Just go out and do it yourself.' The hardest thing for [a major record label] to do is to build a solid foundation, a base, which is like the first 50,000 records -- that core fan base. Howie Day
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[He does, however, admit to being a true Type 1 perfectionist.] I am one of those people who is never satisfied, ... When I was a little kid, I made a spaceship out of a refrigerator box, and I was pissed off that it wouldn't fly. Couldn't be happy with it. It was pretty cool, too. - Howie Day Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0hlIGRvZXMsIGhvd2V2ZXIsIGFkbWl0IHRvIGJlaW5nIGEgdHJ1ZSBUeXBlIDEgcGVyZmVjdGlvbmlzdC5dIEkgYW0gb25lIG9mIHRob3NlIHBlb3BsZSB3aG8gaXMgbmV2ZXIgc2F0aXNmaWVkLCAuLi4gV2hlbiBJIHdhcyBhIGxpdHRsZSBraWQsIEkgbWFkZSBhIHNwYWNlc2hpcCBvdXQgb2YgYSByZWZyaWdlcmF0b3IgYm94LCBhbmQgSSB3YXMgcGlzc2VkIG9mZiB0aGF0IGl0IHdvdWxkbid0IGZseS4gQ291bGRuJ3QgYmUgaGFwcHkgd2l0aCBpdC4gSXQgd2FzIHByZXR0eSBjb29sLCB0b28uIA==&author=ICBIb3dpZSBEYXkgICAg&num=6 "[He does, however, admit to being a true Type 1 perfectionist.] I am one of those people who is never satisfied, ... When I was a little kid, I made a spaceship out of a refrigerator box, and I was pissed off that it wouldn't fly. Couldn't be happy with it. It was pretty cool, too. - Howie Day Quotes")
![[When he's performing live, Day says, there's a distinct difference between the big gigs and the little shows.] There's an intimacy lost on the big audiences, but there's also a sort of cool kind of buzz that you get from it too, like 'Wow -- there are 10,000 people here.' It tends to be a little more high energy, and you try to capture as many people as you can; whereas with a small show, you reveal a little bit more personality. I almost feel like I'm there hanging out with them or something, ... We mix it up. I do little intimate shows just because if I go a long time without doing them, it gets kind of weird -- like I'm playing at people. - Howie Day Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBIb3dpZSBEYXkgICAg&num=13 "[When he's performing live, Day says, there's a distinct difference between the big gigs and the little shows.] There's an intimacy lost on the big audiences, but there's also a sort of cool kind of buzz that you get from it too, like 'Wow -- there are 10,000 people here.' It tends to be a little more high energy, and you try to capture as many people as you can; whereas with a small show, you reveal a little bit more personality. I almost feel like I'm there hanging out with them or something, ... We mix it up. I do little intimate shows just because if I go a long time without doing them, it gets kind of weird -- like I'm playing at people. - Howie Day Quotes")
![I drive around in my car and listen to [the demo]. And if I drive by people I know, I have to roll the windows up and turn it down -- or if somebody calls, I have to turn it off. - Howie Day Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SSBkcml2ZSBhcm91bmQgaW4gbXkgY2FyIGFuZCBsaXN0ZW4gdG8gW3RoZSBkZW1vXS4gQW5kIGlmIEkgZHJpdmUgYnkgcGVvcGxlIEkga25vdywgSSBoYXZlIHRvIHJvbGwgdGhlIHdpbmRvd3MgdXAgYW5kIHR1cm4gaXQgZG93biAtLSBvciBpZiBzb21lYm9keSBjYWxscywgSSBoYXZlIHRvIHR1cm4gaXQgb2ZmLiA=&author=ICBIb3dpZSBEYXkgICAg&num=9 "I drive around in my car and listen to [the demo]. And if I drive by people I know, I have to roll the windows up and turn it down -- or if somebody calls, I have to turn it off. - Howie Day Quotes")
![Yeah, that was one crazy year. Basically my whole philosophy starting out -- because the question came up, 'Are you going to sign a label deal?' before anyone was really interested in signing me -- my idea was always 'Just go out and do it yourself.' The hardest thing for [a major record label] to do is to build a solid foundation, a base, which is like the first 50,000 records -- that core fan base. - Howie Day Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBIb3dpZSBEYXkgICAg&num=8 "Yeah, that was one crazy year. Basically my whole philosophy starting out -- because the question came up, 'Are you going to sign a label deal?' before anyone was really interested in signing me -- my idea was always 'Just go out and do it yourself.' The hardest thing for [a major record label] to do is to build a solid foundation, a base, which is like the first 50,000 records -- that core fan base. - Howie Day Quotes")