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" I got depressed so many times by my blue-collar life and self-conscious about the fact that I didn't go to college. I was always working super low-end jobs, being the complete opposite of what I wanted to be. "

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" All of my surroundings influence my songwriting. It's autobiographical, although I leave enough space so it's relatable. "

Kurt Vile

Enough

Surroundings

Space

" I really love that 'I Can Feel the Heart Beating as One' Yo La Tengo record a lot. "

" Life is so beautiful, but there are all these scary things you can't deny. "

" There's so many ways you can play one chord progression that the repetition isn't ever exactly the same. "

" I'd say the best thing the Violators and I have done is to dominate the U.S. with an arsenal of smash hits. "

" Even when I played in little league as a kid, I liked making friends, but I didn't want to be there, really. "

" 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. "

" I like the idea of having money. "

" I'm definitely influenced by Animal Collective. I watched them early on. "

" Everybody goes up and down throughout their lives. "

Kurt Vile

Everybody

Goes

" I had a really fun time working with the HARRYS guys and their whole crew. "

" My cousin used to make fun of me for liking stuff like C+C Music Factory. I didn't have any tapes; I just liked their song on the radio. We liked that because that was what we had access to. "

Kurt Vile

Fun

Song

" I really like Cold Cave. "

" I can be chill. That's a side of me that I like. But then, I can also be not so chill. I can get a little stressed out. "

Kurt Vile

Side

I Can

" I like to laugh at dark things. "

Kurt Vile

Dark

Things

" I think that I identify with Philadelphia for a lot of reasons. Without even thinking about it, I called myself 'Philly's Constant Hitmaker' when I first got a MySpace, before I had any real hits. It was kind of just a funny slogan, basically lifted from the Rolling Stones' first album, 'England's Newest Hit Makers.' "

" There's so many FM hits that I love. Bob Seger, there's two of his songs that I love. I would probably love more, but I don't sit around listening to Bob Seger records. It's the same thing with Tom Petty; he writes amazing hits, but it's not often that I sit around at home listening to a whole Tom Petty album. "

" On one level, we're on Matador, but our amps still might explode on stage, or they'll be an echo in the mic. It's like climbing a ladder. I like to climb it really slowly. I could probably get really professional right away, but I like to take baby steps and find my own way. "

" People can have their punk ideals, but I don't really care about that kind of thing. "

" When I was 20, I moved up to Boston with my girlfriend, who's now my wife. She went to grad school, and I met a bunch of cool friends there. "

" My dad's really funny. The male sense of humor - like my grandfather's and such - is pretty bizarre. Basically my dad's side of the family is where the bizarreness comes from. It's a little goofy and a little out there. "

" 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. "

" That's one of my favorite Matador records: Cat Power, 'You Are Free.' "

" I'm joking all the time with my friends, even when we're talking about serious things. "

" I always sort of liked Mesa/Boogies, but I wasn't sure if they were cool or not cool. "

" No offense to Boston, but I was glad to get out of there. I think it's just because I'm from Philly. Honestly, the blue collar side of each are pretty similar in ways, but something about the makeup of your brain, Philly versus Boston. It's a lot different, in weird ways. "

" I'm just used to the L.A. music life. "

" I like a well-rounded life. All of this work is kind of useless if you don't have something good to come home to. "

" I've been known to just pass out instantaneously, like, anywhere. "

" Influence is all osmosis. "

Kurt Vile

Influence