Stephen Malkmus Quotes
I don't really know where the songs are coming from often. Many of the best things I made up were just off the top of my head.
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I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or the U.K. who would be like, 'Oh my God, I love your music'.
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At his direction, I have taken command as the temporary Head of the Republic.
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You aren't ill: it is just that you are made of second-rate materials.
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Criticism is prejudice made plausible.
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Kleenex would have made a mint today.
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I think I have every piece of music Bob Marley ever made.
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In most cases, the news is not really news. But in some cases, discoveries are made and should be listened to.
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A lot of my solo albums were produced by different people who had their idea of what songs I should do, and they had me doing a lot of ballads.
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I shaved the back of my head once and did the asymmetrical hair.
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I love the smell of a theater. The old rooms and the carpet and all that stuff. I love to tell stories. Even before I was doing music, I saw myself as a director. So most of my songs come in a play form, you know, where there are characters and stories, so I like to go beyond just the song sometimes.
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In ancient British times, the whole country belonged to tribes, and the tribes owned their several districts. At the head of each tribe was the chief.
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I made the film in spite of Harvey, not because of Harvey.
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I'm a lover of songs.
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Reality is not what it is. It consists of the many realities which it can be made into.
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My inspiration comes from God, so I always have to be open, kind of like being an antenna. I like to write songs people love.
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I have two favorite songs. My first is called 'Dance of The Robe' and it's a very powerful number where she is feeling the pressure from her people to take on the responsibility of leading them.
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As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and have it be your own voice.
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In the songs I can still be really really direct but in interviews when I'm explaining my songs I shouldn't be so direct about who they're about.
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I like lots of songs, and I find it quite interesting to do [cover songs] from time to time. My first solo hit was in 1973, the Dylan song “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall.”
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Independent publishing gives everyone a voice, and those with a voice to which people inherently want to listen will find a way to the top.
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My mother wanted to be president of the United States. She wanted to be the first woman president. She was born in 1924. Instead she had eight children.
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Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues.
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I don't really know where the songs are coming from often. Many of the best things I made up were just off the top of my head.
