Ezra Koenig Quotes
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We live in such extreme times that I think we all have a responsibility to be aware of what's happening and talk about it.
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Well, growing up in the '90s, my first true love was ska music.
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I still think that if you're excited about something, you have to work at it.
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One of the things I've always loved about anime is that, even though it comes from Japan, it's so international - so much of the big anime I love takes place in Italy or France or New York.
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It's pretty cool that people will pay for something even though they don't have to. It's totally different now to back in the day. Now you're paying for a record because you believe in the band. In the future that will be the only time people will pay for albums, because there's some kind of connection.
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I'm down with Spotify. I don't know all the financial details but generally it's a great resource.
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Musicals don't get enough credit for being so surreal. It's like an alternate universe.
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Some people say video games rot your brain, but I think they work different muscles that maybe you don't normally use.
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A writer once asked what I'd say if I ever met my biggest hater. I paused, thought deeply and said, "Probably 'suk a dog dik, motherfuker.'"
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I'm a huge fan of the Bay Area so I always love coming to San Francisco.
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If kids and teenagers can get into a band, its probably not because they think its brainy.
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If I can't do that at age 33, I'll probably never be able to do it. As you enter your thirties, things get a little more squiggly, with life spreading out in different directions. All of that makes me think that now's the time to do what you really want to do and not have that same type of youthful anxiety about every step.
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Making every record is a process full of tough times.
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Playing 'Tetris' for 15 minutes is like meditation.
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Sometimes I surprise myself with how dissatisfied I am with seemingly satisfying experiences.
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If you're lonely, bored, or unhappy, remember you are mad young. There is so much time to meet new people and go to new places.
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It's cool to have instruments lying around because they give you different ideas.
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It's really hard to even talk about the internet without seeming instantly corny.