I think there are really great movements happening in Portland. It's nice being in a place that supports itself and stands on its own.
— John Gourley
My first concert was Pantera.
The period in the name - huge mistake, I know. We didn't think about that. We never thought we were going to be written up in magazines. The second we saw it in print, like, what a mistake, man.
I've never been the type of person that puts things on a shelf or, like, needs to clean my sneakers every day. I just wear what I like.
Portland is where all the fringe groups went to escape. Where the outliers brought that DIY, punk rock attitude and made the city their own.
Getting nominated for a Grammy is as high as it gets for us.
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.
To me, sci-fi has the most amazing style.
'Feel It Still' came around pretty much as organically as you can put a song together.
Miles Davis and Felonious Monk, they're both great artists who enhance things.
There are some athletes who I feel like are just looking for likes, and then there are people who are just real.
I've always been into thrifting. I'm a fan of finding unique pieces and having them tailored or altered.
Right after we recorded 'Satanic Satanist' and 'American Ghetto' here in Boston, we decided we'd grow our hair out. This is - was - like the Beatles thing. I wanted to see these pictures later in life.
There's no making art for art's sake. You've got to make the best art you can.
I was a shy kid growing up, and I liked the idea of playing under this alter ego: like, I could be Ziggy Stardust, but I also knew I could never be Ziggy Stardust.
I love running and good running shoes.
Growing up, the only acts that came to us in Alaska were the big ones. The Mariah Careys.
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.
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.
The worst gift I have ever gotten on Christmas is going to see Tim Allen in 'The Santa Clause.'
I see a lot of people say you just make the music you wanna make and just love what you do, and that is what we do, but I wanna write the best songs we can.
As a songwriter, it's good to have criticism, and I like objective opinions.
As much as we love an excuse to dress up, the red carpet is not the place.
I love Unknown Mortal Orchestra, who are from New Zealand, living in Portland.
For the people that don't know it, we've had members come and go from this band since the beginning. It's always been about collaboration, and it's been about just playing music with our friends.
Some New York bands you'll see rocking Ones or Dunks and things like that, but it is weird that the sneakerhead thing has become so massive. Personally, I think it's really silly.
Nike is obviously more sporty than Adidas. I always associate Adidas with Beastie Boys and Run-DMC.
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.'
When we were kids, my favorite thing was coming to upstate New York where my family is from and hanging out with my grandparents' friends pre-Internet and them asking if we had stores or 'Do you have TV in Alaska?'
Levis are my go-to. Plain crew necks and jeans.
I feel like rock n' roll has become very tame.
My favourite piece of music is actually 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' as a whole. For me, it's the most perfect and brilliant example of rock song writing.
I like work, I like song writing, and I like the history of Atlantic Records. They've sat in the studio with so many artists - like Ray Charles, for example - and created something amazing. As a label, they seem to be great at growing bands rather than telling you how to do it.
We grew up in Alaska and will rep The North Face all day long.
