Dan Reynolds Quotations

But I really believe that you don't do music because you want to, you do it because you have to.

I wouldn't recommend being a musician to anyone. It's not glamorous. It's a lot of being dirty, not eating, playing for five people and one of them is the bartender.

There was nothing more I wanted to do than to see my dad react well to my music. I still do. I send him my demos all the time.

Who doesn't love a little Taylor Swift in their life? You know you need a little Taylor Swift in your life.

I always like to leave art and music open to interpretation.

I always would dream of making music videos. Whenever I make music, I always have a visual in my mind. I always see things.

My dad is my biggest source of inspiration. He's a lawyer, and when he'd get home, we always sat down and listened to music.

There is always a mix of apprehension and excitement before you try songs out on a new audience.

A lot of people hear it in a dark way, but, I think, without saying the word too many times, it's empowering, and so we wanted to display that in a way that the listener wouldn't see normally.