Jack Antonoff Quotes

United States, Singer-Songwriter
March 31, 1984

Jack Micheal Antonoff (born March 31, 1984) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer and songwriter of Bleachers, and lead guitarist of the indie rock band Fun. He was previously the lead singer-songwriter of the band Steel Train. Antonoff has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award and has won three Grammy Awards. He also started his own music festival, Shadow of The City, which takes place annually in New Jersey.

Also known as Guitarist, Singer, Record Producer, Musician

Tinashe doing 'I Wanna Get Better' - it's a really personal song, and it was hard for me to imagine anyone else doing it, but stylistically her and I are so incredibly different that I was fascinated to hear what she'd do with it, and I completely loved it. It just felt like the different expression of a song that, to me, was so stamped in one way.

Jack Antonoff Fun.
- Different
- She
- Song
I've gone down to the Jersey Shore every summer since I was born. It's like a second home, and Asbury Park is like the capital - it's the center of all of it. Musically, it's incredible.

Jack Antonoff Fun.
- Home
- Summer
- Down

I just don't think it's good to be around too much creative energy other than your own.

Jack Antonoff Fun.
- Good
- Energy
- Creative
Everyone has something that they carry always, even if it's just as simple as, 'I hate myself.' Everyone's got a different thing.

Jack Antonoff Fun.
- Different
- Hate
- Simple
I have my cousin's jacket from when he was at war in Iraq. He never came home. It's incredible to have something that is so personal but that I also feel relatively comfortable wearing.

Jack Antonoff Fun.
- Home
- War
- Never
I want to come and play in cities and states where transgender citizens are not discriminated against, where there's no hateful bathroom bills at the shows where I'm going to be playing.

Jack Antonoff Fun.
- Want
- Play
- Transgender
Stepping away from Fun. was both exciting and terrifying.

Jack Antonoff Fun.
- Fun
- Away
- Stepping
I never understood the idea of canceling a show when you don't like the politics of a specific state.

Jack Antonoff Fun.
- Never
- Politics
- Idea

I'm 30. I'm not that young, right? I'm not, like, 24 or 22. I'm no longer in the phase of my life where I talk about everything as in the future. Like, I'm in the future.

Jack Antonoff Fun.
- Life
- Future
- My Life
People identify with other people for different reasons, and I personally am really comfortable around lesbians because, in some ways, we view women the same way.

Jack Antonoff Fun.
- People
- Different
- Women
Sometimes it's really quick, and sometimes it's really long. There's no formula for writing songs.

Jack Antonoff Fun.
- Long
- Writing
- Sometimes
Headlining can be sort of solitary - you're sort of on your own out there, and you start to feel for a change.

Jack Antonoff Fun.
- Change
- Feel
- Start
I started buying vinyl records when I got into punk music because, in the punk scene in New Jersey, vinyl was more like a necessity than a luxury.

Jack Antonoff Fun.
- Music
- Luxury
- Punk
I don't really look back or forward too much. That's not to say I live in the moment, because I struggle with that as well.

Jack Antonoff Fun.
- Live
- Struggle
- Moment