American - Musician | September 27, 1974 -
Of course, 'Portlandia' is all about ways that people curate their physical space and their life.
Carrie Brownstein
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There's something about mean-spiritedness that has a way of distancing an audience.
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Sometimes when you look at somebody else's career or choices or family, there's almost a comfort in knowing there's another option.
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I think music took hold of me and captured my imagination at such a formative age that I ascribe a mysteriousness to it, and I exalt it and take it seriously in a way that I think has just permeated my life ever since. And I'm less interested in music that is novelty or jokey or ironic.
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I think there's a lot of wonderful comics that leave you hanging in a state of apprehension or anxiety before alleviating that tension with a joke.
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There is a certain comfort that comes from feeling intellectually apart from phenomena. That you have the luxury of time to reflect or apply scholarly thinking to art and culture.
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I think that art, and making music or comedy, is a way of positing yourself on the map and then trying to find other people out there with you.
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Writing isn't necessarily about what one knows but what one wants to know.
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I think that there is something about the ritual of making things more difficult that people find meaning in.
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Shoes are a great invention. They keep us from stepping on nails. Your feet stay clean and warm and dry.
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I grew up outside of Seattle and have lived here my whole life, and I think that there is a culture of questioning and guilt. Almost an 'anti-ambition.'
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The Northwest, to make a generalization, is a fairly sensitive populace. Slightly self-conscious and very self-reflexive.
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