When I started writing, the first thing that came out was in English. I liked a few French things, but they were very overwhelming. Thomas Mars More Quotes by Thomas Mars More Quotes From Thomas Mars I discovered that a lot of the songs I like, they're fantasies, a vision of something, but you don't actually live there. Thomas Mars fantasy vision song In an ideal world people would know the words just for the show and then forget them right after. Thomas Mars forget people world The basics of acting are really better in America than in Europe. Just the basic "fake laugh" is impossible to get in France. Thomas Mars europe laughing america I think every artist needs a rule that's stupid but that helps him, like a deadline would. Thomas Mars artist stupid thinking In France, anyone can use your music on like a TV show or whatever - they don't need to ask permission. It's almost like a child when it has its own life. Thomas Mars tv-shows france children In France a lot of songs were ruined by their associations with commercials. But so far no Apple commercial has ruined a song for me. Thomas Mars apples association song The more you say no the more people ask. Thomas Mars asks people There was never a choice to sing in English or French, that's the thing. We started a band and sang right away in English. You reproduce the thing you like, and most of the bands we liked were coming from England or the U.S. We also came to cherish the fact that there was no one in France singing in English -we were so happy Phoenix to be the first. Even if we are traitors to France, our country, which I'll never understand, because we talk about things that are very French. Thomas Mars singing choices country One of my favorite French singers, Alain Bashung, was the expert at creating his own universe; no one knows what he's talking about, even he doesn't know because it's so poetic. Thomas Mars creating singers talking I think Björk is playing on the fact she knows she's eccentric and she accepts the fact. Thomas Mars eccentric facts thinking Growing up in Versailles is like growing up in a museum, and the people living there are almost the security. Thomas Mars museum security growing-up people There are different kinds of artists: the ones that inspire you, and the ones that overwhelm you. Thomas Mars kinds you different inspire Some amazing records have this power to leave you with inspiration; you're left with the urge to write something. And some records are totally overwhelming, because they are so good, they burn the bridges behind them. Thomas Mars amazing good you power It's hard to talk about love without sounding either cheesy, or revealing too much personal stuff. Thomas Mars personal hard too-much love The idea is not to please the most amount of people. Growing up in Versailles, the idea was to please the least amount of people. Thomas Mars up growing growing-up people When you play in a band, you're in phase with people. When you're a DJ, you're totally off-phase. Your work time is 3 A.M. - 5 A.M. and I don't think you can connect. You're miserable the whole time. Whenever I see a DJ in the airport, they are always on the verge of crying. Thomas Mars you work time people In California, there is a strong tension between north and south. Thomas Mars between tension california strong Sometimes a sound gets overused. There is such a thing as a good saxophone, but it's like those fields in agriculture - they need to rest for a year or so. You need time to burn all the saxophones and start from scratch. Thomas Mars rest good you time I'm a lazy guy. I can't focus for too long. I'd rather hear a record that has no filler. Thomas Mars lazy focus guy long My favorite albums are really short. Thomas Mars favorite really short albums
