#m:quotes

When you're that good, even if you lose it for a bit or you're injured or whatever, I bet he was thriving off the fact that everyone was saying, 'He'll never win again.' I bet in his head he was going, 'Pffft, good one. Watch this.'

Personal experiences come to your head quicker. When you know what it's about, you can just - [...] The words just come out of your mouth a lot easier and you find it a lot easier to be poetic, if you know what I mean, cause they're your thoughts, whereas if you're writing from, like, concept, it can take you just that little bit longer because you have to delve into the situation a little bit more [...] and it's easier to get into it that way. It just, it depends. Like, Mirrors is not really from personal experience, but it's a common issue, so I found it easier to write about, if you know what I mean. Whereas other songs that aren't - Like, Flicker literally took me 20 minutes to write because I knew what I wanted to say and stuff like that. I don't know. It makes the songwriting process easier if you're writing from personal experience, but if you know a little about the concept, then it's also easy. So, a bit of both.

Mountain View, how you doing? I mean, this is one hell of a welcome I'm getting here tonight, thank you very much. We played the last show of the Flicker Sessions nearby in San Fran in- I want to say November? And I remember that gig being so good in The Masonic? Is that what it's called? The Masonic? I remember it really well...it was the last show of the tour and we had a lot of fun that night, so I've been looking forward to getting back to this end of the world to come and see you guys cause you're hella good.

Alright, lets have a good evening. This is gonna be - I mean, this state is the reason I've written all of these songs, so it's good to be home.

Niall Horan is, well, normal. He likes golf, stays friends with his exes, and takes advice from his elders. Of course, for someone with his profile, that means he caddies for Rory McIlroy, kicks it with Selena Gomez on the regular, and calls Don Henley “dad” during their bimonthly chats about life and music. Still, normal. I met him several times over the past six months and every time found him to be exactly the type of dude you want to share a pint with. He even invited me into his house for a home-cooked meal. Anyhow, if you’re a One Direction fan who’s always wanted to know more about the cute Irish kid in the crew, or if you never cared about 1D but are looking for a worthy new man crush in your life, I’ve got you covered. With cameos from Sean Mendes, Don Was, Justin-Bieber-by-proxy, and, yes, the Eagles mastermind Don Henley.

I must admit, Peter, I have difficulty in understanding why an innocent man would want to spend twelve years as a rat.