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John Grant Quotes

Becoming a musician was all about escape. It was about getting away from the foulness that was me.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: July 25, 1968

Topics

Me Escape Away Becoming Musician

When I came back to New York, it was such a joke because I was always referred to as the pure young poet who wasn't in it for what he could get out of it. And all of a sudden, the pure young poet comes back... and I'm hanging out with the Rolling Stones.

New York Back New Young Out Poet

When I wrote 'The Interestings,' I wanted to let time unspool, to give the book the feeling of time passing. I had to allow myself the freedom to move back and forth in time freely, and to trust that readers would accept this.

Freedom Time Myself Trust Book Back

I like to do varied exercises, even just going for a hike with my friends or taking my dog for a walk, then going to see my trainer or going to yoga.

Dog Walk Friends See Trainer Going

I take things one step at a time.

Time Step Things Take

Our goal was to win, to win a Super Bowl, but also to win in the right way, to be role models to our community, to represent Indianapolis, the state of Indiana and the National Football League.

Community Football Win Goal Way

I love reading; it's a great way to avoid writing.

Love Great Writing Reading Way

People bring up tweets that I don't even remember, and my general response is, 'I don't know if I said it. I probably said it.' It's just part of what I do.

Hollywood Us Core Rotten Case

That is definitely something that I feel more comfortable with now. When I did 'Lord of the Rings,' it was something I wasn't quite prepared for, I didn't know how to deal with that sort of attention, and I kind of shied away from that, but I'm better at dealing with that now - a lot better.

Better Feel Attention Know Now Kind

When Phil and I started out, everyone hated rock n' roll. The record companies didn't like it at all - felt it was an unnecessary evil. And the press: interviewers were always older than us, and they let you know they didn't like your music, they were just doing the interview because it was their job.

Music Job Evil Doing You Know

Sometimes I make more money in a weekend than my grandpa made in a year.

Money Weekend Year Sometimes More

Gymnastics was my calling. I think it chose me in a lot of ways.

Dominique Moceanu

Me Think Gymnastics Calling I Think

For me, everything has always been an accident.

Me Always Everything Been Accident

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