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Stephen Malkmus Quotes

I’m not dying for things to say Picture Quote #1

I like visual imagery in my head Picture Quote #1

Things tends to often [consolidate] like Disney. It’s the same with music. There’s Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young and Patti Smith. There’s these three people that everyone seems to agree on. No matter what they like, they seem to like those three Picture Quote #1

Family is the best. I can honestly say, it’s a gift that is beyond making art. I didn’t know that when I got into it Picture Quote #1

When a band means a lot to you, you build the fantasy more than the reality. Always Picture Quote #1

Don’t go to the same studio twice, or work with the same engineer twice Picture Quote #1

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I think the focus of the media changes. At the moment the more electronic stuff like trip-hop was the flavor of the month, just a little while ago. It all depends on the angle, from which point of view you see it Picture Quote #1

I’m not sure if you can blame everything on the American way of life, but the United States are big. So, if you have a lot of people there, the percentage of stupid people is bound to be higher Picture Quote #1

If you want to be negative about the whole thing you can say all guitar bands after the Beatles were just a waste of time because the Beatles were the best. I think it’s far better to give new records a try Picture Quote #1

The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative Picture Quote #1

We [ Paverment] were definitely unafraid of playing wrong notes and singing wrong things. We could be fearlessly bad! Picture Quote #1

The narrative songs were well-written, like an article in The New Yorker. They’re nice and pat. They’re more like I’m just showing I can do that when I write a song like that. It’s not my true calling Picture Quote #1

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ÃÂžur music, it’s an acquired taste. It’s almost cult, even at our level. It can mean nothing to somebody and it can mean everything to somebody else Picture Quote #1

Family is the best. I can honestly say, it’s a gift that is beyond making art. I didn’t know that when I got into it Picture Quote #1

I’ve lost my writing skills since college. I couldn’t write a book. It would take a long time Picture Quote #1

Basically, no one else gives me any opinions on lyrics. I don’t ask for them. If they did, I would listen Picture Quote #1

Almost every band has somebody who’s the main songwriter and who has a vision, a very clear idea of how a song should be Picture Quote #1

There’s something in life that’s cool, it’s relatively cheap, and fun, and populist. Even when it’s elitist Picture Quote #1

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If there can be some paradigm shift thing that you can be part of, that’s cool Picture Quote #1

I don’t know if you look back on your life and just see successes, but probably the first things that pop up are the regrets Picture Quote #1

It’s just a compulsion to create something new and stay busy. I don’t know how to do anything else. It was never exactly right. Those records came out in spite of their flaws. And because of their flaws they were good Picture Quote #1

The best I do, if I’m just playing around and riffing in a fantasy world, and then I’ll write something down. Hopefully I write it down Picture Quote #1

I just don’t think people listen. I mean, they can’t listen to a whole album closely without checking their iPhone or wanting to skip to their favorite song, or putting something else on, practically. That’s why the zone out is a good thing Picture Quote #1

Usually [the lyrics] go from one word to the next word - there’s no finish line. The music was that way, too Picture Quote #1

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I’m not dying for everyone to hear everything we do. Forty minutes every two years is sensible Picture Quote #1

There’s always a chance, a goal to make something different and get it right, finally Picture Quote #1

If you have no shame, and it’s your goal to get people into bed, how much higher could your success rate possibly be? Picture Quote #1

Something taken off the page can sound great, I guess. Usually it doesn’t. It seems like lately Pitchfork is trying to champion lyric writers more Picture Quote #1

George Oppen wasn’t a larger than life personality, but I’m not either. And he lived a long time, so he was happy. Going down in flames is fine, too Picture Quote #1

Some people, they’ve had a lot of fun, even if it was dumb fun and a shitty body of work Picture Quote #1

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I’m not dying for things to say (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) I like visual imagery in my head (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) Things tends to often [consolidate] like Disney. It’s the same with music. There’s Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young and Patti Smith. There’s these three people that everyone seems to agree on. No matter what they like, they seem to like those three. (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) Family is the best. I can honestly say, it’s a gift that is beyond making art. I didn’t know that when I got into it (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) When a band means a lot to you, you build the fantasy more than the reality. Always (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) Don’t go to the same studio twice, or work with the same engineer twice (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) I think the focus of the media changes. At the moment the more electronic stuff like trip-hop was the flavor of the month, just a little while ago. It all depends on the angle, from which point of view you see it (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) I’m not sure if you can blame everything on the American way of life, but the United States are big. So, if you have a lot of people there, the percentage of stupid people is bound to be higher (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) If you want to be negative about the whole thing you can say all guitar bands after the Beatles were just a waste of time because the Beatles were the best. I think it’s far better to give new records a try (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) We [ Paverment] were definitely unafraid of playing wrong notes and singing wrong things. We could be fearlessly bad! (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) The narrative songs were well-written, like an article in The New Yorker. They’re nice and pat. They’re more like I’m just showing I can do that when I write a song like that. It’s not my true calling (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) ÃÂžur music, it’s an acquired taste. It’s almost cult, even at our level. It can mean nothing to somebody and it can mean everything to somebody else (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) Family is the best. I can honestly say, it’s a gift that is beyond making art. I didn’t know that when I got into it. (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) I’ve lost my writing skills since college. I couldn’t write a book. It would take a long time. (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) Basically, no one else gives me any opinions on lyrics. I don’t ask for them. If they did, I would listen (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) Almost every band has somebody who’s the main songwriter and who has a vision, a very clear idea of how a song should be. (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) There’s something in life that’s cool, it’s relatively cheap, and fun, and populist. Even when it’s elitist. (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) If there can be some paradigm shift thing that you can be part of, that’s cool (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) I don’t know if you look back on your life and just see successes, but probably the first things that pop up are the regrets. (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) It’s just a compulsion to create something new and stay busy. I don’t know how to do anything else. It was never exactly right. Those records came out in spite of their flaws. And because of their flaws they were good. (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) The best I do, if I’m just playing around and riffing in a fantasy world, and then I’ll write something down. Hopefully I write it down. (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) I just don’t think people listen. I mean, they can’t listen to a whole album closely without checking their iPhone or wanting to skip to their favorite song, or putting something else on, practically. That’s why the zone out is a good thing. (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) Usually [the lyrics] go from one word to the next word - there’s no finish line. The music was that way, too. (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) I’m not dying for everyone to hear everything we do. Forty minutes every two years is sensible. (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) There’s always a chance, a goal to make something different and get it right, finally (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) If you have no shame, and it’s your goal to get people into bed, how much higher could your success rate possibly be? (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) Something taken off the page can sound great, I guess. Usually it doesn’t. It seems like lately Pitchfork is trying to champion lyric writers more. (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) George Oppen wasn’t a larger than life personality, but I’m not either. And he lived a long time, so he was happy. Going down in flames is fine, too. (Stephen Malkmus Quotes) Some people, they’ve had a lot of fun, even if it was dumb fun and a shitty body of work (Stephen Malkmus Quotes)

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