I Was Signed At 19 Years Old

There’s Always Some Level Of Optimism In Every Single Song.

As A Songwriter I Hate This Whole, 'if It's A Sad Song, It Has To Sound Like A Sad Song Thing.' And That Goes All The Way Back To My Days With The Format. I'm An Insane Narcissist, So If I Have To Get Something Off My Chest, I'll Get Something Off My Chest.

I Don't Play An Instrument - I Just Write In My Head, And I Usually Hear Fully Formed Songs. 'we Are Young' Turned Out So Much Like It Was In My Head. But It Also Exceeded All My Expectations.

But As Long As You're Creating The Art You Want To Create, If People Start Liking You, You Shouldn't Have To Apologize. You Want Your Stuff To Be Heard By As Many People As Possible.

We Love A Good, Hyped Sound, But When It Starts To Sound Insincere, That's When I Lose Interest. I Hope That Our Music, Even If It Sounds Polished, Doesn't Sound Insincere.