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" I look forward to so many things about going to Japan. The shows are early. It's great! They're really early, so it helps make dealing with jetlag a little easier. "

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" I'm realizing I need to be in close proximity to everyone I'm working with because that - I don't know - it keeps me engaged. "

Lou Barlow

Need

" When I first started writing songs, I did play with my fingers, and I had these kind of weird strums. There's, like, three or four strumming patterns that seemed kind of unique to me. "

" I've always tried to make music for someone who's never heard anything I've ever done. "

" I have really severe tinnitus. "

Lou Barlow

Severe

Really

" I have an aversion to taking care of my gear, a wayward manifestation of my punk ethos. "

" I enjoy Dinosaur for what it is. It's a unique band that has a unique chemistry. "

" I don't know if i have a 'take' on L.A. The music community is enormous, from the studio musicians to the bands trying to 'make it' to the indie bands... so many bands... it can be overwhelming. But it seems healthy. "

" Los Angeles was really beautiful, and California in general is a great place to live. "

" Just from the beginning, I really liked playing around with tape recorders. And then, when I got into punk rock, I only really liked - the rawer it was, the more I was into it. "

Lou Barlow

Beginning

Punk

" Worry is a big part of my life. I definitely worry a lot. "

" I've been trying to cut down on caffeine because it seems to aggravate my middle-age-onset acne, but I'm too tired to care. I'm growing a beard to hide it. "

" My experience with Dino Jr. proved that making new music was a worthwhile pursuit. "

" 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. "

" I wrote a song for my sister's wedding. "

" I can finish a show and walk through the audience without being recognized. "

" I've never been good at playing live in front of people. "

" I don't really have friends in general. I never have. I didn't go to college and didn't have friends in high school. "

" People in the Midwest, there's a lot of regional pride and a lot more, like, fake positivity - 'That's great - you're awesome!' "

" Coming back to Dinosaur Jr. and actually writing songs for the band was really intense for me. "

" When I was a teenager, my mom got me a really nice baritone ukulele. "

Lou Barlow

Nice

Really

" The Music Machine is my favorite rock band ever. "

" I was cripplingly shy. When I was in high school, my teachers thought I was mentally disabled because I wouldn't be able to say anything or do anything. They thought I didn't speak. "

" It's cool to think about nursing, because a lot of people decide to go into it later in their lives. I could slip into school to be an LPN or an RN as a middle-aged man, and it wouldn't be unusual. "

Lou Barlow

Think

Cool

" It's kind of crazy how music helped me overcome the anxieties that I have. "

Lou Barlow

How

Kind

" Now, when I have a four-string that I take on the road with me, it's a regular Martin. I bought a decent Martin with a pickup in it, and then I just take off the strings and have four strings on it. "

" I prefer to read into other people's songs what I want to hear in them. "

" Someone who's a really good engineer is someone who's a little bit smarter than you but who also listens to you and doesn't impose agendas. "

" I just like it when I can understand things, and the simpler it is, the easier it is to understand. "

Lou Barlow

Just

I Can

" Sebadoh were always kind of the un-band. We never really lived in the same town. "

" I like all the obnoxious Eagles stuff that just drives people crazy. I love 'Life In The Fast Lane' and 'Hotel California.' "