Kurt Vile Quotes
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We'll play somewhere like London, playing to 2,000 people easy, and every time you play with more people, you think, 'You're a rock star,' and it makes you laugh. I guess I am, but I'm also, you know, not.
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I've got an amazing family. My wife is really smart. She's guided me the whole way. With children, you see them grow up, so it's like you're forever young. They are totally innocent and so unjaded. Watching them grow up makes you go through it again yourself.
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When I was a teenager, I was mostly getting tapes and CDs, and somebody hipped me to the fact that you can get things on vinyl that are not necessarily available on any other fomat.
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The real reason I was lo-fi before was really just because that's what I could afford.
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Humor is important. Nothing against bands that are always a downer, but the reality is - it just becomes theater.
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When I was 20, I moved up to Boston with my girlfriend, who's now my wife. She went to grad school, and I met a bunch of cool friends there.
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I find that I get nervous before I play. Even sound checks can give me anxiety and screw with my mind. But as long as I can play a little acoustic guitar backstage if I'm feeling nervous, so I don't have to walk in there cold turkey, I'll be fine.
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All of my surroundings influence my songwriting. It's autobiographical, although I leave enough space so it's relatable.
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Life is so beautiful, but there are all these scary things you can't deny.
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I'm not cynical, but the reality is that life is mortal. Terrible, sad things happen. Everybody loses friends and family. I'll be on tour and get really scared if my wife won't answer her phone within one minute. I'm sensitive.
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I've always been a deep sleeper; because I come from such a large family - there are 10 kids - I could sleep through anything. Even with my last day job, I'd sleep in later and later and start coming in an hour-and-a-half late. I got fired twice before I really got fired.
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Love is intense, and sadness is intense.
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I think 'She Drives Me Crazy' is hilarious and good.
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There comes a time when you've toured a ton, and a time to be inspired again. Listen to awesome jazz records that are mellow with no words, and just sit there and read a book, or space out on your couch. And eventually, all that inspiration comes.
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I really like Cold Cave.
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It's gotta feel natural. I'm always into that, and after awhile, if I am working on a song too long and trying to make something out of it that it's not... it's best just to stop and move on.
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I always sort of liked Mesa/Boogies, but I wasn't sure if they were cool or not cool.
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I like to laugh at dark things.
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Around '93, the radio started playing 'Loser' by Beck and 'Cut Your Hair' by Pavement, and then I got way into Pavement. That was kind of a gateway drug into indie rock. I got all their B-sides, and I got that 'Hey Drag City' comp, so I got into all those Drag City bands.
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If I had known I'd be on Matador back then in my childhood, it would have blown my mind.
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I benefit from a change of scenery; it's always inspiring.
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I actually often write about writing music and being in that zone.
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I proved myself with 'Smoke Ring.' It was me maturing. I made a good pop record.
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I'm the kind of person who will set time aside to do something and then do everything but that thing.