A song is a song and, if I am emotionally connected to do it, whether it is sad or not sad, I am going to chase that song.
Matt BerningerMusic has got a community vibe to it that pulls people together, and those communities are different in different places.
Matt BerningerWe were always in the shadows of the stuff that was getting more attention. So people learned to listen to us slowly over time. And, frankly, we learned how to listen to ourselves. It takes us a long time to write a song that we all really like, so it makes sense that it would take a while for the listener to get there, too.
Matt Berninger