Everybody knows we’re big liberals and I was a very outspoken Hillary Clinton supporter, and I still am. It’s impossible for us to separate the songs we’re writing from what’s going on in the world.

We’ve always been trying to climb this ladder that leans so hard on our own idea of what our big songs are. We realized recently that we’re not a band with big songs.
AARON DESSNER

Big Hard Ladder Lean Realize Song Trying
Everybody knows we’re big liberals and I was a very outspoken Hillary Clinton supporter, and I still am. It’s impossible for us to separate the songs we’re writing from what’s going on in the world.
AARON DESSNER

Big Hilary Clinton Liberal Song World Writing
Writing lyrics with your wife does lead to talking about yourselves a lot. But this is not an autobiographical account of my personal marriage. It’s almost about the marriage of the band.
AARON DESSNER

Autobiography Lyric Marriage Personal Talking Wife Writing
There’s political content in almost every song we’ve ever written on some level. It colors everything.
AARON DESSNER

Content Level Political Song Written

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