Washed Out Quotes

I'm not silly. I understand that, with age and at different parts of your career, you have different challenges.

I've gotten to be part of a lot of incredible tours and have learned so much from the people I've had the opportunity to open for.

Being a growing entertainer, period, you're going to always have struggles. I'm still trying to learn how to even perform right onstage.

When I was 17, my main goal was to be in a band and travel the world. I ended up getting to do that with my old band Hey Monday. I got to see the world and learn how to tour, and the next thing I knew, I was on 'The Voice.' So it was just a crazy, crazy ride.

The fact that I have the chance to learn from the names I've been on tour with, I don't think you can ask for any more than that.

I'm still in the first baby steps of my career, so I've got so much to learn and so much to figure out.

It's nice, though, getting older and being able to do different roles.

When you've travelled for 34 years as a musician, you do all the culture stuff when you're young and full of energy. In the middle stage, you indulge too much and are scared of daylight. Then, in the final stage, you've seen it all, so you tend to take things a lot easier.

We got our grounding by playing live. You had to fall flat on your face, pay your dues and grow.

You don't realize it till you get older as an actor, but all the parts you've gotten have led you up to today - good, bad, and otherwise.

When I was a teenager, my biggest lessons came from Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, George Strait, Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley. I learned so much from opening up for those artists, and it also taught me how to treat your opening acts and make them feel like they're part of a family, not just a tour.

A director, I forget who, told me that it takes 30 years to make an actor. And I believe that. You have to learn your craft, learn your trade - and also you have to live a life and experience things.

We didn't have music videos. You weren't an overnight sensation. You had to work at it and learn your craft: how to take care of your voice, how to pace your concerts, all that trial and error.

I sang in bands as a kid. In high school, I was already on the road doing a single. And that's no fun. Then came 'Wonder Woman' and children.

I probably have a hidden issue, because before 'La Misma Luna' in 2007, I hated working with kids. But after that, I learned so much about how to handle a kid that I liked it. And then came 'Instructions Not Included,' and it was like, 'OK, now I think I've got it.' Life just kept bringing me projects with kids.

I came into this music business at 26 years old. I was a fully developed man at that point. At that age, I didn't have anything to prove.

I'm going to get better and better. You never stop learning in this game.

I have gained good experience but at the same time had hard times as well.

I'm personally in a different stage of my career than I was at the beginning. I was young and tried to run a lot and fight for things. Now it falls naturally. That's something you get with experience.

I've worked really hard in this industry and feel I've learnt a few things along the way.

For me, dropping down to League One and then getting into the Championship with Huddersfield was the right pathway. It was one where I knew I had to learn, I had to get better if I wanted to get any higher and I think that mentality's helped me.

I do reflect on it sometimes, going, 'Wow, if I knew what I knew now I would be such a better server.'

I think Rudimental was a massive part of my life and such a great place and people and learning curve to be a part of.

Bad choices make good stories.

On one level, we're on Matador, but our amps still might explode on stage, or they'll be an echo in the mic. It's like climbing a ladder. I like to climb it really slowly. I could probably get really professional right away, but I like to take baby steps and find my own way.