I was signed at 19 years old to a major label, and dropped by the time I was 22.

Even now, when I try and think of band names just randomly, I'm so thankful that 'fun.' is the name of the band. I never really think twice about it. It is so simple and so easy.

If I wasn't a musician I'd probably be like a meth addict.

There’s always some level of optimism in every single song.

I knew how touring was for 10 years, but it's completely different now that things are popping off.

Van Morrison is probably, at this point in time, my biggest influence as a vocalist. When we were making our last album I had a vinyl copy of 'Veedon Fleece' in the vocal booth in front of me, in the dorky sense. I think there were candles around, which is really tacky, but hey, I needed to channel Van the Man!

In a city like New York, any night can be completely different, even in a subtle way.