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" 'One Part Lullaby.' It was our big major-label record. People reference it quite a bit, but it did absolutely nothing. It's like the 'Kids' soundtrack. It did nothing. It didn't start anything for me. "

Lou Barlow

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

" When you're in a band, it's kind of a big thing to be friends as well. "

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" My family is the epicenter of my life. "

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" I'll figure something out by writing a song about it. "

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" If you put heavy, regular classic guitar strings on a baritone ukulele, it gets pretty low. It has a really nice, low, warm feel to it. "

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

" 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. "

" I'm a huge Zombies fan. "

" One thing about when I came back into Dinosaur that was really cool was that pretty much anybody that J. was working with who had a long-term relationship with J. were people I really liked and that I actually may have already known. "

" 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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" Every show I play is like a little celebration of something in my life that has gone really well. "

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