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" I think 'She Drives Me Crazy' is hilarious and good. "
Kurt Vile
I Think
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She
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" 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. "
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" Anybody that's from somewhere that's made it in music outside of New York or L.A., if it's a unique enough place, they'll always say, 'Dude's from Minnesota!' Or wherever, you know? So that's how I got the Philly connection. "
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" I'll know when a song's really awesome, for sure, and I get super stoked, and I'm so high when I'm hearing it back, but then you sit with the record forever. You're mixing it, and you can really just over-think everything. "
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" I actually often write about writing music and being in that zone. "
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" My favorite kind of song is the most beautiful song that you love so much and it's so good it makes you want to cry a little bit. Any jam can sound like that on a certain day. "
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" 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. "
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" I like the idea of having money. "
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" Everybody goes up and down throughout their lives. "
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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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" 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. "
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" Critics always get the lyrics wrong in reviews, which is amusing - especially when they use them against you. "
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You
Wrong
Reviews
" I had a wacky job driving a forklift for an air freight company. That was the worst. "
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Worst
Wacky
" 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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" I like New York. I like Philly. I like San Fran. I like when people are stoked. But Chicago's a real music town, and they're really good to us there. There's just something in the air there; people are just really stoked about music. Every time I go there, I have a great time, and the fandom is really heartwarming. "
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Good
Time
New York
" I'm always working on music. "
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Working
Always
" I get to come home to my family. It's awesome, just constant adventure, never a dull moment. So much life. "
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Home
Life
Adventure
" People do get mad at me for falling asleep sometimes, and it's the most frustrating thing. I can't help it. What am I gonna do? "
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Am
Sometimes
Help
" I find that I get nervous before I play. Even sound checks can give me anxiety and screw with my mind. But as long as I can play a little acoustic guitar backstage if I'm feeling nervous, so I don't have to walk in there cold turkey, I'll be fine. "
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Long
Guitar
Anxiety
" 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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Relief
Some People
Sad
" There comes a time when you've toured a ton, and a time to be inspired again. Listen to awesome jazz records that are mellow with no words, and just sit there and read a book, or space out on your couch. And eventually, all that inspiration comes. "
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Time
" My family was always playing music; I always enjoyed it. My cousin, who is a little older than me, he started playing music, so I wanted to, also. I asked my dad for a guitar, and he got me a banjo, so that was my introduction to playing. I played it like a guitar. I had a few lessons, learned out a few chords, and figured it out right away. "
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" Even when I haven't played in a while, I can sit down and start with a chord, and just drop into it. It's like this tunnel I go into. The zone is where I want to live. "
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Live
" I'm just used to the L.A. music life. "
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Used
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Life
" 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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Like
Leave
" I go in and out of mental funks all the time 'cause it comes with the territory. "
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Go
Cause
" 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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Done
Smash
Say
" 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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Little
" I benefit from a change of scenery; it's always inspiring. "
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Change
Benefit
" Philly's busy enough. There are tons of record stores and record-head friends and plenty of D.I.Y. shows. It's a place where people pass through and bands don't usually skip on tour. There are lots of music resources, but it's not too over the top. "
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" I'm definitely influenced by Animal Collective. I watched them early on. "
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