Hutch Harris is an American songwriter and musician, and the lead guitarist/vocalist of Portland, Oregon rock band The Thermals. He also writes and performs under the name Forbidden Friends.
Sometimes bigger cities, just because there's so much going on, people are a little more jaded.
Eventually, I thought that it's interesting to make some rules for yourself while you're working on one project so it sounds different from the other stuff you do.
I don't hate religion, I try not to hate religion. I hate the terrible things that religion makes people do, and I hate the greed that comes from it.
That's almost the best part, making the record cover.
Licensing can be great. You get money for work that's already done. It's not a horrible thing to me, there's just some things I don't want to soundtrack.
I'd like to believe there are people who are good, I know there are good Christians and good people from every faith who just want what's best for humanity.
I rely on swearing just to communicate emotion, but I wanted to express the same feelings [in song] without using curse words.
I love America, and I love living here.
I'm not trying to cut myself off from the rest of the culture by not licensing.
Sometimes I forget that the label's been around so long that some of the bands they're singing now might be influenced by the first wave of Sub Pop bands. Is there anyone on that label that you look up to or borrow from?
I wish that I myself did have faith in God, that I had a religion, sometimes. But not always.