Words matter. These are the best Dan Reynolds Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t get an email from someone who is angry with me and tells me they’re not going to let their kid listen to Imagine Dragons anymore.
When I was 18, I applied to go to BYU like my six brothers ahead of me – I have eight boys and one girl in my family.
There is always a mix of apprehension and excitement before you try songs out on a new audience.
People who have never dealt with depression think it’s just being sad or being in a bad mood. That’s not what depression is for me; it’s falling into a state of grayness and numbness.
I do feel a need as a Mormon to speak out against things that are hurting people.
I’m tired of living the vanilla, non-offensive life. I think that’s a really sad way to spend my life, and I lived it like that because that’s what I was brought up in, taught to not rock the ship.
Music speaks to people in a way that breaks down boundaries that words and actions sometimes can’t.
I’m about as privileged as you can get. I’m a white, male, heterosexual front man of a rock band.
One of my best friends was gay and Mormon, and I saw how conflicted he was. It was the first time my faith didn’t align with my mind and heart and the first time I was being taught something at church that I was like, ‘Hey, this doesn’t seem right.’
I grew up and had a lot of friends who were gay and Mormon. They couldn’t come out to their parents. They couldn’t even come out to me because we just wouldn’t talk about it.
When a Mormon knocks, they say, ‘Can I teach you about Jesus Christ?’ And if you say no, they’ll say, ‘Then how can I be of service to you?’ So anybody who was smart would be like, ‘You can take out my trash and mow my lawn.’
My dad is my biggest source of inspiration. He’s a lawyer, and when he’d get home, we always sat down and listened to music.
Now, there’s parts about Mormonism that I love and appreciate. And as far as things that I was embarrassed about, I just don’t feel it anymore.
Your life is always worth living.
I really don’t want my daughters to know me for being that guy who sings songs.
I’ve spent a lifetime trying not to offend people – that’s one thing that Mormons are really good at is smiling and shaking your hand and doing everything they can to not offend you. And I have gotten to this point in life where I don’t want to live that way anymore.
There’s nothing wrong or weak about seeking a therapist. I have a therapist.
I promise to be the best missionary I can – a Mormon missionary for the LGBTQ community – and to hopefully use this privilege I’ve been given to give them a voice.
But I really believe that you don’t do music because you want to, you do it because you have to.
Being a Mormon is not a part-time religion. It is your life. You eat, sleep, and breathe Mormonism.
