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John Darnielle Quotes

American - Musician | March 16, 1967 -

It's not my style to be thinking about what a record is while I'm making it: I just write songs.

Style Thinking Write Just Songs

I think youth will always be connected to the strongest music at the time because... I don't want to use the word 'tribal,' but there was this sort of familial affiliation that people would feel with the music they were listening to.

Music Time People Youth Listening

A song is fire. You react to it primally, instantly. You don't have to decide whether you like it, and you don't really have to sit down and think about it much after you're done listening to it. It really does run through you like wind.

Fire Wind Listening Song Think You

My songs tend to sprint toward some epiphany and then explode.

Epiphany Songs Sprint Some Then

People think of me as a nice person because, I think, I have grown into a nice person.

People Me Think Person Nice Because

Adulthood is interesting to adults. But I would never want to write about stuff I don't feel everybody can connect to.

Feel Interesting Want Never Write

Younger songwriters will ask me, 'What did you do?' And it's like, 'Well, I worked a day job, and I didn't stake anything. I didn't quit my day job. I didn't have any hopes at all. I just did the thing that I believed in, and I waited a long time.'

Time Day Job Me Long You

I want to make sure people know I don't think I have any magic powers. I just have a story that I share.

People Story Think Magic Know Want

Back in the '90s, if you did mail order in music, you could make a good living doing it if you could hustle.

Good Music Doing You Hustle Back

People do all sorts of things impulsively and follow those impulses into strange places.

People Strange Places Follow Things

Readings are more like weaving a tapestry. Possibly people are getting a cathartic release - but music is physical. Music pummels you. It's got a beat; it's loud. Whereas this is more cerebral.

Music People You More Release Beat

I think I read too much Arthur Conan Doyle when I was young and got this idea that a gentleman should know a lot about one thing and plenty about most everything else.

Gentleman Think Too Much Know Young

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