“I refuse to put myself into a situation in which I have to face some kind of "I'm losing it" kind of thing. I'm not "losing it"; it's changed. What it is is changing.” KindFacesSituationChangedLosingRefuse Author:Bradford Cox
“I've been going through a lot of... stuff. I need some space, which people were very kind enough to give me, and I feel really gracious about that. Nobody forces me to do things or say things or do interviews.” PeopleNeedsGivingFeelsKindEnoughForceStuffSpaceGive MeInterviewsGracious Author:Bradford Cox
“I've got this thing where I always kind of diss the older stuff and favor the newer stuff. I mean, it's not just my thing; every artist or musician is like that, I guess.” KindMeanArtistStuffMusicianFavors Author:Bradford Cox
“I always write the first and last song of an album first, and then the middle just kind of happens.” WritingFirstsKindHappensLastsSongMiddleAlbumsFirsts And LastsLast Song Author:Bradford Cox
“Unlike the rest of everyone I hang around with, I don't drink, so I remember what happened after shows. And I have never hit on anyone after a show, I'm not that kind of person. Even if I was attracted to someone, I'd be too shy.” IfsKindPersonsShowsRememberHappenedDrinkShyAttracted To Someone Author:Bradford Cox
“A lot of Appalachian music has a certain haunted, foggy feel to it; a certain sinister quality. And that transcends who is singing it. I think it's good if an artist can represent some kind of culture that they either aspire to ignite, or that they themselves experience.” ThinkingKindArtistCultureQualitySingingSinister Author:Bradford Cox
“You're always as a musician trying to shock yourself or create music that's maybe even too weird for your own taste. In my case it's kind of weird because I started out being known more for ambient things and ambiguous music, but what's experimental for me is the more traditional structure. For me, experimenting involves traditionalism.” TryingKindMusicianAmbiguous Author:Bradford Cox
“You gotta have friends, and it's really hard to have friends that don't operate on the same schedule as you or do the same kind of things you do, because they don't understand it. And then you realize that your friends - your real-life friends - it's not that they become fanboys of you but they become more interested in what you're doing than how you're doing.” KindRealizing Author:Bradford Cox
