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" I don't focus on one thing. I play guitar and bass and keyboards and drums, but I never stay on anything long enough to become a specialist at it. "

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" J. makes me laugh. He's incredibly dry and has a pretty harsh sense of humor that I enjoy. "

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" Music doesn't always bring me to tears; if I hear 'Love' by John Lennon at a vulnerable moment, it will bring me to tears. "

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" Within Istanbul, there's a ton of people who are totally hip - like, the hippest people you could ever meet. "

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" The minute we first started recording 'Defend Yourself,' I thought, 'Yeah. We're going to have to deal with a really terrible review from Pitchfork for this record.' "

" Simplicity is at the core of Sebadoh. "

" Harmony Korine, the screenwriter, was really into my early work. I did a lot of stuff under the name Sentridoh and a lot of 4-track cassette stuff that he was into. "

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" I put all my big revelations into songs when I was in my 20s; as you get older, revelations are harder to come by. "

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" I think musicians naturally gravitate toward music that sounds real. "

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