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" After I play a gig, I'm like a different person: I have superhuman strength. "
Kurt Vile
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" I walk around a lot. People come up to me and say 'Hi,' but not that often. I mean, I get it plenty often, but sometimes I wish they'd come up to me more! I mean, I'm just a regular guy. "
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" When I leave a recording session, there is usually a lot of paranoia or superstition on my part, like I'm afraid to hear what we've done. "
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" I'd say the best thing the Violators and I have done is to dominate the U.S. with an arsenal of smash hits. "
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" I've always been a deep sleeper; because I come from such a large family - there are 10 kids - I could sleep through anything. Even with my last day job, I'd sleep in later and later and start coming in an hour-and-a-half late. I got fired twice before I really got fired. "
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" My music has to be funny and sad and happy and loving; it's gotta have it all. When somebody's just too dark all the time, it's just drama. Or if somebody's too funny? Well, I like being too funny sometimes. "
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" I'm the kind of performer who gets lost on stage. I can tap into this soulful haze. "
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" I actually often write about writing music and being in that zone. "
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" John Prine in particular... just the chord changes combined with the words. He definitely can make you cry a little bit. Just a little bit. "
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" I've been known to just pass out instantaneously, like, anywhere. "
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" I'm not cynical, but the reality is that life is mortal. Terrible, sad things happen. Everybody loses friends and family. I'll be on tour and get really scared if my wife won't answer her phone within one minute. I'm sensitive. "
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" It was just the next logical step from making succinct pop songs. What do you do after that? You make pop songs that are longer and more epic, that push the envelope. Imagine your favourite song, or something that you play over and over in the car, except that you don't have to start it over as much. "
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" Even when I played in little league as a kid, I liked making friends, but I didn't want to be there, really. "
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" I've always been a music fan. I played trumpet. When I was in 4th grade, we were getting demos from the music teacher about different instruments we could play, and I said I wanted to play the trumpet right away. It was easy: it just had three valves. "
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" I feel like my music is like - there are always new influences in there. "
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" I love polished pop music, but stuff like Neil Young's Crazy Horse vibe or Waylon Jennings, that stuff is raw and real. "
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" I'm the kind of person who will set time aside to do something and then do everything but that thing. "
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" Some people are so sad that, at times, that's what gets on my nerves - if they just hammer the doom, with no comic relief whatsoever. "
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" If somebody else wanted to do a song for McDonald's, that's up to them. I wouldn't do something like that, but whatever. "
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" I think 'She Drives Me Crazy' is hilarious and good. "
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" All of my surroundings influence my songwriting. It's autobiographical, although I leave enough space so it's relatable. "
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" I'm definitely influenced by Animal Collective. I watched them early on. "
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" I go in and out of mental funks all the time 'cause it comes with the territory. "
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" Every time I play with somebody, your perspective gets a little extended. It always rounds you out a little more in some way. "
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" We'll play somewhere like London, playing to 2,000 people easy, and every time you play with more people, you think, 'You're a rock star,' and it makes you laugh. I guess I am, but I'm also, you know, not. "
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" When I write, I tend to tap into this human wondering vibe that could come off negative, but it's really not. "
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