The message of 'The Distance To Here' is no secret. It is a message of love and an invitation to myself and to those who want to come along to ask the big questions and not feel uncool doing it. Ed Kowalczyk More Quotes by Ed Kowalczyk More Quotes From Ed Kowalczyk We never really write 'love' love songs. There's always something twisted about them. But as far as love songs, women just became way more important to us after we turned 21, as a band in general. Kind of broke up our boyhood solidarity as we started branching out into babes. Ed Kowalczyk never women love way When you're 19, girlfriends are girlfriends. Then you start thinking about the rest of your life and stuff. I don't know; something happens with your glands. Your alimony gland. Ed Kowalczyk rest you life thinking We've always been a band that questions things. Ed Kowalczyk questions things always band I think the message of the Live/Counting Crows tour is that, aside from what's going on trendwise, if you dig a little, you can always find something to inspire you. Ed Kowalczyk think you always inspire Practicing love is a difficult thing to do. It's much easier to get angry. Ed Kowalczyk angry difficult love-is love