“I can't imagine being a girl out there on the road. We can throw a hat...” — Matthew Ramsey Quote

I can't imagine being a girl out there on the road. We can throw a hat on and stink. Girls have to do their hair.

There's something about the West Coast. The air is lighter. The vibe is chill.

Sometimes you can gauge the excitement of the rest of the band. If I'm bringing a song in and they're excited, then I'll hold on to that one. But there are times where it's like, 'Eh, I don't really like that one,' and we have to send that one on.

It's easy to get squashed down in this business, for sure. Nashville can definitely train you to not get too excited.

We definitely wanted to show we're a band that can be around, and we have something to say other than the lighter, 'pickup line' sort of songs.

I may be the prat in the hat, that's cool, but I drive an Aston Martin DB5.

I always liked fashion. I like to dress up on days off - the weekend and go out - I have a friend that worked in a hat shop in Soho, and he came to me and asked me to design a logo and a hat. I did and I showed it to him and he loved it.

Sometimes I get ideas from childhood. In 'The Hat', Hedgie starts getting teased about his hat, and he just pretends that everything is okay. That's the advice that my mother gave me - not to get mad and pretend that everything is okay. And it worked.

I don't use a hat as a prop. I use it as a part of me.

I always wear sunglasses and often a panama hat, even if I'm just walking in the park, if the sun is hot.