Midwest Roots Quotes

Because I was from the Midwest and untrained, I was completely open and ready to try anything. Many of my classmates were cynical and jaded; some already had conservatory training, and they were there simply to get that Yale stamp of approval, which they saw as a career stepping-stone.

We're Midwestern guys who grew up listening to soul music.

I'm a guy who comes from a small town in the Midwest. It's not in my nature to say the most explicit things in public.

Being born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in the very rural parts of Kansas led me to believe that everything was simple, everything made sense and that anything was possible.

I'm a Midwestern girl; I was born in Toledo, Ohio, and grew up in Dayton until I was ten years old. Then my whole life changed.

Like many of us in Arizona, I wasn't born here - I'm a product of the Midwest and the working class.

I was actually born in Madison, Wisconsin, but raised in urban Missouri.

For Alkaline Trio, Chicago is our hometown. The band started there. Even though we all live in different cities now, we still call Chicago home, and it's always really exciting to come back and play for our best crowd.

My stepfather and his large family - The Crafts - are from Chicago, so Chicago has always been home for me.