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I come from a position where it seems like I have an addictive quality to everything in my life.
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I believe humans have a soul that continues to exist after they die, but I don't know what form that will take.
John Grant
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If I had a good scream, like Frank Black, I'd be doing punk music, 'cos I love that.
John Grant -
I just feel like this guy who's visiting the music business over the weekend. Every time I write a song, I feel like it's never going to happen again.
John Grant -
My mother was a very sweet soul and a beautiful person, but she had a lot of fear.
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The lead character in 'Adaptation' is pretty much me but with more talent. Every time I watch 'Adaptation,' I feel very emotional because it makes me be kinder to myself and see the human situation a little more clearly.
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I think the humor, when applied in the right amount, only serves to intensify the other emotions in a given song; it highlights them, makes them stand out.
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You can only be you, and there are plenty of people out there who wouldn't have you be any other way.
John Grant
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When I reached my senior year in high school, I fell into a hole that took a couple of decades to get out of.
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I think the thing that I find the most difficult to talk about is religion.
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I suppose my ideal brain food is learning languages.
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I don't really listen to my old music.
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It took me a long time to find my own voice, even after I started making my own music.
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Reykjavik has a mixture of southern and northern mentality. There's a laid-back, relaxed attitude but also the feeling things are going to get done.
John Grant
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There's a lot of anger in 'Queen of Denmark,' and that's me getting political.
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It really was an amazing thing when Midlake brought me down to Texas and created an atmosphere in which I felt really safe and was able to do whatever I wanted artistically.
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When I got into languages, I needed to amass things to make myself more palatable or more acceptable as a human.
John Grant -
Icelanders love to speak English. Their English is a joy to hear because of how colloquial and idiomatic it is, but they appreciate your efforts with Icelandic.
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I love a lot of different styles, but my heart belongs in electronic music.
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I had never considered myself a political guy, but there are certain things I can't shut up about. When I hear people say things like, 'If 'we' allow gays to marry, then people will want to marry animals and children,' I can't just stand there.
John Grant