Hall & Oates is one of the few musical groups as satisfying now as it was back then. There's something incredibly musically satisfying about their songs. Nothing has diminished my love for them. Ben Gibbard backdiminishgroup Change image and share on social
I don't want to be overdramatic about it, but I'm starting to see a lot of my bad habits get the best of me. Ben Gibbard badhabitlot Change image and share on social
It's like, how do you continue to make records that are representative of who you are that your fans will recognize as your band, while still trying to push things forward and present new sounds for people. Ben Gibbard bandcontinuefan share on social
I feel that we are currently living in a world that is similar to late '50s, early '60s kind of world. Ben Gibbard 50s60searly Change image and share on social
As a songwriter, I'm not necessarily writing about myself or my life. Ben Gibbard lifenecessarilysongwriter Change image and share on social
What we aspired to in 1998, we have wildly surpassed. And I know we all feel incredibly grateful and lucky this band has been able to have the life that it's had. Ben Gibbard aspirebandfeel Change image and share on social
We all pine for a time in life when things were simpler. Even when they weren't necessarily simpler, hindsight makes them look a lot simpler. The reality of it was that it wasn't. Ben Gibbard hindsightlifelot Change image and share on social
For 'Narrow Stairs', the majority of the songs I brought in were guitar songs - songs we could sit in a room and just play. I can honestly say I had more fun and felt more inspired on this record than anything that we had done in a long time. Ben Gibbard bringfeltfun share on social
The songwriting of Hall & Oates is deceptively complex. There are a number of key changes that pass you by as you're listening to the song because they're so seamless and clever. Ben Gibbard clevercomplexdeceptively Change image and share on social
Living this life in the same sorta way that Kerouac lived, you get to hang out at shows and drink and you're able to not really face reality and adulthood the way most of my friends are. Ben Gibbard adulthooddrinkface Change image and share on social
