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Adam Schlesinger quotes: I've never really had the desire to be a front person or a solo artist. I don't really create that much of a hierarchy in my mind.

I've never really had the desire to be a front person or a solo artist. I don't really create that much of a hierarchy in my mind.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: I usually start with a lyric and see where that takes me.

I usually start with a lyric and see where that takes me.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: I don't ever feel like I'm being an actor.

I don't ever feel like I'm being an actor.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: When you're writing for a show, you're writing part of the script. You have to tell the story.

When you're writing for a show, you're writing part of the script. You have to tell the story.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: Coachella is a magnet for music-biz luminaries such as Tara Reid, Paris Hilton, and Cameron Diaz.

Coachella is a magnet for music-biz luminaries such as Tara Reid, Paris Hilton, and Cameron Diaz.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: Cheap Trick has played with every band on the planet.

Cheap Trick has played with every band on the planet.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: In promotional mode, every day is a series of decisions. You can easily fill up your day with checklist stuff.

In promotional mode, every day is a series of decisions. You can easily fill up your day with checklist stuff.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: A band can define their own success.

A band can define their own success.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: Most of your day is spent working, and being in a band is no different. We're just business travelers in a way.

Most of your day is spent working, and being in a band is no different. We're just business travelers in a way.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: I don't know if there's a particular project, but one movie that I was really disappointed I didn't get to work on was Judd Apatow's 'Walk Hard.'

I don't know if there's a particular project, but one movie that I was really disappointed I didn't get to work on was Judd Apatow's 'Walk Hard.'

Adam Schlesinger quotes: Every year, there's some band that plays guitar-oriented pop music that has a single, but for the most part, it's kind of relegated to the sidelines.

Every year, there's some band that plays guitar-oriented pop music that has a single, but for the most part, it's kind of relegated to the sidelines.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: With the TV stuff, we usually hand in final, finished tracks. The turnaround time is so tight that there's no time to demo anything; you just do it.

With the TV stuff, we usually hand in final, finished tracks. The turnaround time is so tight that there's no time to demo anything; you just do it.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: I tend to write songs that are about something pretty specific. A lot of them tell some kind of little made-up story.

I tend to write songs that are about something pretty specific. A lot of them tell some kind of little made-up story.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: I like switching gears. I'm kind of a chameleon.

I like switching gears. I'm kind of a chameleon.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: Andy Chase and I were keyboard players originally, and we became guitarists later. But it's fun for us to focus more on the keyboard stuff sometimes.

Andy Chase and I were keyboard players originally, and we became guitarists later. But it's fun for us to focus more on the keyboard stuff sometimes.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: London is a vast, complex city designed by the same guy who created the Habitrail.

London is a vast, complex city designed by the same guy who created the Habitrail.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: The Cleveland Cavaliers are forced to play in something called the 'Quicken Loans Arena.' This is a terrible name for a sports venue.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are forced to play in something called the 'Quicken Loans Arena.' This is a terrible name for a sports venue.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: The Mall Of America, outside Minneapolis, is just a mall. Yeah, it's big. So, like, instead of your typical 12 Starbucks, there are 30.

The Mall Of America, outside Minneapolis, is just a mall. Yeah, it's big. So, like, instead of your typical 12 Starbucks, there are 30.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: I just like to stay busy, and I like to work with interesting people.

I just like to stay busy, and I like to work with interesting people.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: Really, music is what I'm interested in, and the lyric part of it came from just having to have something to sing.

Really, music is what I'm interested in, and the lyric part of it came from just having to have something to sing.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: With Fountains of Wayne, after 'Stacy's Mom' happened, we started making a little bit more money and getting a little bit more known.

With Fountains of Wayne, after 'Stacy's Mom' happened, we started making a little bit more money and getting a little bit more known.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: A song sometimes ends up with its own internal logic.

A song sometimes ends up with its own internal logic.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: If you're sitting in a place like Martha's Vineyard, I don't think you're going to write a song about a ski resort.

If you're sitting in a place like Martha's Vineyard, I don't think you're going to write a song about a ski resort.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: I'm not comfortable as a lead singer. Maybe I could do it in the studio, but I wouldn't have the confidence to play shows.

I'm not comfortable as a lead singer. Maybe I could do it in the studio, but I wouldn't have the confidence to play shows.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: I just try to tell a story rather than present an open diary to the world.

I just try to tell a story rather than present an open diary to the world.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: I always have to be thinking about who's going to be singing this song, what the context is. I don't sit around just writing in a vacuum, ever.

I always have to be thinking about who's going to be singing this song, what the context is. I don't sit around just writing in a vacuum, ever.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: Most of the jobs I've gotten are from people calling me. I don't actively solicit a lot of work like that, but maybe I should.

Most of the jobs I've gotten are from people calling me. I don't actively solicit a lot of work like that, but maybe I should.

Adam Schlesinger quotes: I think with musicals, it's much more part of the script. They don't want songs that would stop the show; they need songs that keep the plot moving.

I think with musicals, it's much more part of the script. They don't want songs that would stop the show; they need songs that keep the plot moving.