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Lee Ranaldo Quotes

American - Musician | February 3, 1956 -

Being someone who plays gigs and finding many, many memorable ones in different ways, I guess I'd have to say I don't really have a single favourite one that I could pick out.

Someone Finding Say Memorable Single

I'm married to a Canadianm so I have a lot of fond thoughts about Canada. I think about the prairies of Manitoba, where my wife is from, and I have a lot of friends and relatives on both coasts and have spent a lot time in Canada from Nova Scotia to B.C. In some ways, it's a much more sane country than the U.S.

Time Wife Thoughts Think Friends

I recognise that the whole issue of downloading and intellectual property rights is not an easy one, but on the whole, I'm a fan of downloading, both legal and illegal, and the open-source ethos that it harbours for the future is a good one.

Good Future Legal Easy Intellectual

We're a rock band. We're proud of it. We're not an art band, a noise band, or an extreme band.

Art Proud Rock Band Noise Rock Band

As a rock fan, you read of the big labels and the multinationals and the big tours with road crews and semi-trailers full of gear, and playing stadiums. In the '90s, that's what we did.

Road You Rock Big Playing Fan

Sometimes it takes us a long time to build up songs, and we really work the structures over and over and build in lots of noisy parts.

Work Time Long Long Time Sometimes

Obviously, for Geffen, if it wasn't for us, it's quite possible that bands like Nirvana or Beck would not be on the label.

Possible Nirvana Us Would Like Beck

Sometimes, you don't know where your inspiration's going to come from.

You Know Sometimes Inspiration Going

People assumed we called the record 'Murray Street' because of its proximity to the World Trade Centre, but that wasn't it at all. Before the attacks, I had simply been walking around taking pictures of things, and I had this photograph of the street sign. We felt it was somewhat evocative and decided to use it on the back cover of the album.

People World Walking Back Pictures

We'll go in one direction with one album, and then we like to do the opposite right away. But it's not like we ever have an idea before we start - that would be too artificial. It all starts from just sitting in a room and playing.

Start Direction Go Sitting Right

I don't know what the vintage Sonic Youth sound is.

Youth Vintage Know Sound Sonic

As far as we're concerned, we're always Sonic Youth, and we're always making a Sonic Youth record. We just see it so much more as a continuum than a periodic thing. We're just in the studio making the next record, and we don't relate it to anything other than what's going on at the moment.

Moment Youth More Next See Anything

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