Frankie Cosmos Quotes
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My parents listened to a lot of James Taylor and Hall and Oates. My mom and I used to listen to Liz Phair and Indigo Girls a lot in the car, too.
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I don't even know how people managed without the Internet years ago. Having to mail a cassette tape of your music to strangers over the course of months... I just can't imagine having to do that.
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I never was interested in acting, and I never became good at it.
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I'm not just going to hug every person that asks to hug me.
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I've played Frankie Cosmos shows where the promoter or whoever sees that I'm the lead singer, and then they go up to David, the bassist, and are like, 'So, do we pay you?' And he's like, 'No, you pay her; she's the boss.' Those are moments where I'm just like, 'I'm clearly in charge.'
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I'm always the one sitting at the merch table and talking to everyone at the show - and I think it's because I have this deep fear that if I'm not approachable or I'm not there, people are going to think I'm a brat.
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What I really care about is writing... Some people feel about touring the way I feel about writing, which is, 'Whoa, I can't believe I get to do this as a job.'
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Sometimes I'll write something that's purely autobiographical, and sometimes pure fiction, and sometimes a mix.
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I think I'm always changing as a writer and trying new things.
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I've definitely gotten to the point where we get to the venue, and people know that I'm in charge of the band.
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It was a really long process, dropping out of college. I was there for a semester, then I would take a semester off and go on tour, then I would go back for a semester.
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If I could have a record that represents every stage of my life, I'd be putting out one a month. Everything is always changing, and so is the way that I feel about stuff.
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I kind of like the idea of creating my own literature within my albums. I definitely thought about that when I started writing songs.
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I go through phases sometimes: 'I'm a genius; they get me,' and sometimes I'm like, 'Why does anyone want to hear me?'
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It's even easier to write about the past now that I'm happy and have better stuff to write about. That's why someone like Bob Dylan can make so many records over so long a time; it's not like he's been sad all this time. He's really successful!
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The only reason to do this job is because I love playing my music. And I love my bandmates.
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I don't really understand how to do bureaucratic things - school-system things.
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Once you're in a position where you can choose to not be around toxic environments, just do that as much as you can.
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I think I'd like my hair to be perfect.
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One of the cool things about traveling and being a musician is that you meet so many people who have studied different things and have different careers.
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It's funny: 'Next Thing' was written in a time of my life when I was actually really naive and thought that I was wise.
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When I was 18, I borrowed my parents' car, and they are super supportive. They might give us snacks for the road, but it's not like they are paying clubs to book us.
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I love going to weddings. I love movie scenes of weddings. Even, like, TV-show weddings - I cry at every wedding.
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I knew that 'Next Thing' was an angry album while I was making it. But I thought that it was angry the way that you get in a fight, not angry as a huge life change.