You can't please everybody all the time, but I think for the most part we tend to maintain a healthy level of self-reference to kind of make sure we continue to push things forward. Ben Gibbard continueforwardhealthy Change image and share on social
Everybody has a language or code that they use with their wife or their girlfriend or boyfriend or what have you. It's a language aside from the language they have with strangers. I've always been maybe an abuser of alliteration, but I've always loved it and I like how those words sound together. Ben Gibbard abuseralliterationboyfriend share on social
It's trippy to think we have an album that's 10 years old. It's even trippier to think we have a couple of albums older than that. Ben Gibbard albumcoupleold Change image and share on social
I've covered Avril Lavigne. I like good pop songs, and I don't think there should be any kind of preconceptions about where good pop songs come from. Ben Gibbard avrilcovergood Change image and share on social
I've always had a soft spot for Phil Collins. He's a great vocalist. Ben Gibbard collinsgreathave Change image and share on social
The second 'Postal Service' album is threatening to become the 'Chinese Democracy' of indie rock. It will come out eventually, or maybe it won't. Ben Gibbard albumchinesedemocracy Change image and share on social
When we moved to Seattle, everybody kind of disappeared into different corners of the city and it was a very difficult time for the band. Ben Gibbard bandcitycorner Change image and share on social
We never sit down before we start making a record and talk about this new sonic palette that we are going to try to explore. We always let the record kind of reveal itself to us over time. Ben Gibbard explorekindmake Change image and share on social