I really want to write a novel. A few years ago I went so far as to do the clichรฉ thing and rent this house in upstate [New York]. I still have the story, but I got 15,000, 20,000 words in and it was like, This is falling apart. I can't figure out.
Craig FinnOne of the things you do in a band is the more you stay together, the more you play to your strengths.
Craig FinnThe Catholic influence just comes from being raised Catholic, going to church every Sunday, being confirmed, going to church on holy days. So it's coming from where I am. It serves the purpose of having people who have a base or foundation where they know what's right.
Craig FinnIf you wait four or five years between records, it better be a masterpiece, you know? And if you keep putting them out, you're saying, 'Hey, here's 10 more songs'.
Craig FinnI think the other thing that shaped me a little bit is that I really didn't have any success in music until my early to mid-30s.
Craig FinnSome people I've talked to have had really an interpretation of this record as being nostalgic. But in some ways, when we were writing Stay Positive, I was really obsessed with age. I kept saying it was a record about trying to age gracefully. This record, I think actually was us aging gracefully.
Craig Finn