“We're more L.A. than those guys sitting on their porches in Laurel Can...” — Russell Mael Quote

“We're more L.A. than those guys sitting on their porches in Laurel Canyon.”

“Our goal is always to do something fresh within the confines of what pop music is and to keep challenging ourselves and our audience.”

“We had played places that were really cool that are less on the map, like the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. We played that in the '70s, when we were still living in London.”

“Every season has its peaks and valleys. What you have to try to do is eliminate the Grand Canyon.”

“People come to L.A. and they expect to see a ghetto like the projects, but that's not the way it's set up. Inglewood, in particular, is the furthest thing from a ghetto. It's a middle-class community, but it's gotten a bad rap over the years... because of 'Grand Canyon' and 'Pulp Fiction' and other films.”

“We've got to step up our conservation efforts before it's too late. We're not protecting our lands and natural resources. Take the Grand Canyon for example; I'm sure that at one time it was a beautiful piece of land, and just look at the way we've let it go.”