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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'Blazing Saddles' is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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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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We tap into a lot of things from musical history when making the songs.
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Keep your heels, head & standards high!
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It's not enough to trade a prison of powerlessness for the pain of an empty stomach. But history shows that governments of the people and by the people and for the people more powerful in delivering prosperity.
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'Taking charge of one's life' involves risk, because it means confronting a diversity of open possibilities.
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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.
