I've always been into thrifting. I'm a fan of finding unique pieces and having them tailored or altered. John Gourley More Quotes by John Gourley More Quotes From John Gourley I grew up in Alaska, okay? My dad graduated high school and went straight to the mountains. He had $300 and staked a claim. He didn't even have enough to put a title on the land: just had the records that he bought before he moved. John Gourley mountains high-school dad school We went to Japan and stayed an extra day just to go shopping. New York is one of those places where we never get that. If we're there, we're working. John Gourley new never day shopping A country is an individual in the world that represents a group of people, so I decided we would name our band after a country, and Portugal happened to be the one that popped up. John Gourley name country people world Getting nominated for a Grammy is as high as it gets for us. John Gourley nominated getting us high It's so perfectly Alaska to be like, 'Dad we're going to the Grammys,' and for him to be like, 'Oh, well that's great, Johnny. All right, gotta go back to work.' John Gourley great go dad work