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" I learned at 'SNL' that it's a bummer to bum people out. "

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" I spent a lot of time lifting my drums into a van, playing to ten people night after night. I can't complain about anything now. That stuff was heavy. "

" Since I was, like, an infant... I remember being in love with television. I loved listening to music. I wanted to be on records, and I wanted to be on TV. "

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" There's something really easy and just somehow un-crowded about the Portland airport. Every time I go there I'm like, 'Why is this so easy and sweet?' "

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" Every music journalist I've ever met has been stunningly beautiful. "

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" I am immediately disinterested when I hear mountain-climbing stories. "

" When 'Pale Fire' came out, that album was a big friend of mine. I've just always purely been a fan of El Perro del Mar. "

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" I see everything as a positive that can only help me. "

" I enjoy getting to work on 'Saturday Night Live', where I get to do people like David Paterson. And then, its like a different muscle to do someone like a bicycle guy on' Portlandia'. "

" I feel bad for everyone I've gone out with. "

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" I'm so glad cities have personalities, just like people have personalities. That's something that makes me smile. "

" For some reason, juggling things makes everything work better. That's just how we operate. It just makes the other project more of something to look forward to. I think the more you keep things going, the more it helps the other project. "

" Ever since I was really little, I started doing a - I don't know how to put this - mentally challenged person on my street. I meant no harm by it, but I remembered how this person talked, and I did it for my mom, and she was not into it. She said, 'You can't do that!' But my dad really laughed. "

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" When I'm hungry, I need to eat right away. "