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• I was signed at 19 years old to a major label, and dropped by the time I was 22.

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• I was in a really crummy pop-punk band. I think we did a whole bunch of Blink-182 covers, and we were on the fringe of losers and jocks. So we invited all the cool kids to come watch us play in our bass player’s brother’s bedroom. And it was terrible, but everyone thought we were so cool.

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• I try and get about eight hours of sleep every single night. And I like to think that I drink more water than anyone, ever.

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• I think that I always thought that if my uncle was on Broadway, then I must inherently have a good voice. I don’t think that for a while I did. Eventually, out of sheer will of never wanting to get a job or go to college, I found my way into doing music full-time.

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• I think legally we have to do ‘fun’ with a period. I think we agreed because apparently there was another band called ‘fun.’ We Google-searched, which now makes sense because we’re so impossible to Google-search.

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• I think it’s really cool, but Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms did it better than anyone. People don’t realize just how awesome the Arizona history is, especially for alternative music. Growing up, that’s all I ever wanted to be was those two bands.

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• I think any branding for me is band-related. It’s really weird to get used to the exposure, because I am a naturally introverted person, and I’m not exactly social. Occasionally I can get comfortable enough to talk, but I spend a lot of my days not talking, especially when I’m at home and not on tour.

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• I prefer to connect with fans from the stage. Like, I don’t have a Twitter page, or anything like that. So for me, that’s what the show is about. For me – is a way to interact with fans; being up onstage and showing them, through music – which is all I really know – the best way to say thank you.

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• I picked up ‘The Hunger Games’ thinking it was written at my regressed reading level. I’ve spent hours reading it, and I’m not even halfway through. Our bass player, whose name is also Nate, ended up reading all three novels and loved them.

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• I knew how touring was for 10 years, but it’s completely different now that things are popping off.

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• I kind of like being depressed.

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• I idolised bands like Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, who wanted to reach as many people as they could.

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• I feel like the rap metal at the end of the 1990s destroyed rock music for everybody and suddenly everybody felt like they had to apologise for being in rock bands. People suddenly felt bad about wanting to reach massive audiences and the sense of theatre, that we have in our live show, became something to avoid.

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• I don’t want to be known for anything other than writing songs.

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• I don’t play an instrument – I just write in my head, and I usually hear fully formed songs. ‘We Are Young’ turned out so much like it was in my head. But it also exceeded all my expectations.

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• I don’t have a Twitter or a Facebook, but that doesn’t mean I’m any more productive than the rest of the world.

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• I came from somewhat of a musical family. I had an uncle on Broadway. My dad kind of knows how to play instruments. Although, I always find it annoying when he does play an instrument.

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• I always wanted to be a singer, but none of my friends thought I could sing.

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• Even now, when I try and think of band names just randomly, I’m so thankful that ‘fun.’ is the name of the band. I never really think twice about it. It is so simple and so easy.

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• But as long as you’re creating the art you want to create, if people start liking you, you shouldn’t have to apologize. You want your stuff to be heard by as many people as possible.

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Nate Ruess (42)

Birth:	26th February, 1982
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Musician, Singer

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