As keyboardist Taylor Taylor, a.k.a. Tay, explains it; their individual personalities add charm to the band as a whole. "First of all, Zac is wild and crazy, and he keeps the fans on their toes," Taylor says. Then he adds that Isaac, whom he calls Ike, is the most sentimental, a quality which is good for song writing. "Ike writes a lot of the ballads and he's really cool 'cause he's the good older brother he's always been," Taylor says, grabbing his heart and acting all mushy. When Isaac notices his brother is exaggerating the point, he plays along and says," I didn't know you cared about me that much." And after a quick brotherly bonding moment, Taylor responds, "Neither did I." Ha! Getting back to his initial thoughts, Taylor finally says, "And I, I am the quietest one."
Oldest brother and guitarist agrees that he and his brothers are different from each other. But Isaac says that if he had to choose, he would say he's more like Zachary than Taylor. "I used to be the goofiest and then Zac just kind of took over," he says. And Zac, who is Hanson's drummer, couldn't agree more. He knows that he's funny and that his wild and crazy antics add a lot of spark to their live shows, but he tells us that he's not the only brother with a penchant for performing. Although Taylor says he's the quietist one, Zac thinks Tay isn't always the pensive and introverted boy he appears to be. "Usually when Tay has his moments, it's late at night and everyone is tired," Zac says, Isaac agreeing with Zac, says to Taylor, "Yeah, you're so funny at night."
So, we have Zac, the wild and crazy one, Isaac, the sentimental ballad-writer, and Taylor, whose quiet tendencies sometimes give way to his wacky side. "We are all linked together because we are all goofy at different times," Zac says. And these three personalities-from pensive to perky-add up to the perfect combination. And as long as they each like themselves, Hanson fans can be sure this talented trio will keep MMMBopping for a long, long time!
