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I spent many years trying to write a lot like Ben Folds or John Lennon or Rivers Cuomo. I think that's healthy when you're learning to write and seeing how chords fit together and how songs take shape.

"'We Are Young' and Odd Souls: Chatting With Mutemath’s Darren King and fun.’s Andrew Dost". Interview with Mike Ragogna, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 26, 2011.
I spent many years trying to write a lot like Ben Folds or John Lennon or Rivers Cuomo. I think that's healthy when you're learning to write and seeing how chords fit together and how songs take shape.