Patrick Carney Quotes

I mean that'd be great if we could continue to be staples of alt-rock radio. I don't take that for granted.

I have seen more bad songs make it because of MTV than good ones that haven't.

I think when you put a new record out, everyone has a song or two that they feel people will be moved by so much that radio will be forced to play it.

But I never had that commercial opportunity to be played on the radio, so how could I be popular?

I'd love to get played on the radio, but it just doesn't happen.

I was really amazed when I started hearing 'Songbird' on the radio. I couldn't believe that the record company promotion department had actually convinced radio music directors to play it -because there wasn't anything like it on the radio at the time.

When you have a song on the radio your career and your life changes maybe for the better and maybe for the not so good... depending on how it's going that day.

I was one of the first artists to make a buzz about '106 & Park.' If it wasn't for that show, I wouldn't be the entertainer that I am today.

I didn't even think my music was good enough to get on the radio in Australia.

I figured the songs wouldn't make much of a splash. I didn't think 'Take Me To Church' would play on the radio or get in the charts, and I didn't think about dealing with a global audience.

The Internet has essentially democratized the music industry in terms of what is popular and it's democratized the music journalism industry as well.

I think it's really cool when any of your songs play on the radio for the first time.

I really want my music to go mainstream.

I was doing sold-out shows before I got radio play.

I'm not sure how we exist, as an artist, without country radio.

It's kind of like, who cares about MTV anymore?

I've tried different things through the years to get some play on mainstream. I'll try to tailor-make it.

I enjoy music that is commercial. I think that in order for music to be heard in a lot of different situations, you have to always consider that. Commercial music, for the most part, is popular music, and you always have to keep that in mind. It's not so much financial as making sure it gets the shot and is heard on the radio.

After struggling for so long in the industry and writing so many failed songs and hearing 'no' for so long - I'm so grateful every time I hear a song that I was a part of on the radio.

I wrote my first single, 'Keep Your Head Up,' and that's what got me on the radio and helped me develop a whole base around the country.

When Will.I.Am punched Perez Hilton, I immediately purchased a bunch of their music.

We've always existed regardless of how popular our band is. We've been around for a while, and we can tour regardless of whether there's a single on the radio or not.

'Cleveland' went viral, but it didn't necessarily pop. I didn't have that support. I didn't have a deal when I made 'Cleveland' or anything like that.

MTV ruined music for us.

You play shows all over the country and hope that radio gets a chance to get out to see you, but that doesn't always happen like that.