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James Murphy Quotes

American - Musician | February 4, 1970 -

I never did albums fully at DFA; I always would go someplace else so I wasn't making a record in my office, basically.

Go Never Office Always Would Making

What we are as a live band is different to what we are on recordings, but they're both equal versions: they're both LCD Soundsystem, but in very different ways.

Live Band Equal Different Very Both

Songs can click together really quickly, and other times, they're really laborious and heavy-lifting.

Together Songs Click Quickly Really

My gut instincts are strong, but they're not always accessible to me, which is why I like DJing, because you don't have time, and you have to go on instinct.

Time Me Strong You Go Why

One of the big things that broke the band up for me, which I've become much clearer on over the years, was that I had no desire to be famous.

Me Famous Desire Become Band Over

The vast majority of kids in my school went on to college. That's just what you did. And I remember feeling like, 'No, I'm not doing that.' The idea that college was next, that it was a given, meant it was of no interest to me. So I didn't go.

School College Me Doing Remember Go

I don't want to be subsumed into popular culture and played on the radio next to some garbage music.

Music Culture Want Garbage Radio

I was into punk rock my whole life. I never listened to the Eagles. I never listened to things that were getting Grammys. So getting a Grammy nomination wasn't bad, it just wasn't meaningful.

Life Bad Rock Never Eagles Punk

I'm always surprised by how optimistic and open sometimes people who are very successful are.

People Sometimes Always Open Who

I don't prepare very well. I'm always sort of wrapped up in what I'm supposed to be doing in the moment, and then I suddenly appear someplace, and I'm really not prepared.

Moment Doing Prepare Always Up Well

There's kind of a limitless amount of things I want to do, and when the path seems to open, that's when I try to do a thing.

Path Want Kind Try Open Limitless

If I opened a record store, it wouldn't be all punk rock and esoterica.

Rock Punk Punk Rock Store Record

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