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" That's one of my favorite Matador records: Cat Power, 'You Are Free.' "
Kurt Vile
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" I do a lot of things, and I'll get excited about them - maybe it'll be a song in a movie - and then it comes out, and you're like, 'Aww, that was cool, but it wasn't quite as big a deal as I thought it would be.' "
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" 'Street Legal' is like a cult classic. It's pretty cheesy at times, but you learn to embrace it. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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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" 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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" John Prine in particular... just the chord changes combined with the words. He definitely can make you cry a little bit. Just a little bit. "
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" We'll play somewhere like London, playing to 2,000 people easy, and every time you play with more people, you think, 'You're a rock star,' and it makes you laugh. I guess I am, but I'm also, you know, not. "
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" If somebody else wanted to do a song for McDonald's, that's up to them. I wouldn't do something like that, but whatever. "
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" I definitely have relapses of stress. Most human beings are like that. But I think, ultimately, music is a therapeutic situation. Once you start playing, it all just gets resolved. "
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