“When I go on a nostalgia trip it's not aesthetic. For me it's about trying to recapture the smell or the feeling of something that I've experienced in the past personally.” TryingFeelingsPastGoes OnSmellNostalgiaAesthetic 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.” TryingTasteMusicianShock Author:Bradford Cox
“I'm interested in acting as much as I'm interested in gardening. I want to garden, eventually. I want to learn how to do a lot of things. I've always wanted to learn how to paint, too. I'd like to try everything, but music is my reason for living.” TryingReasonActingMusic IsGardenPaintGardening Author:Bradford Cox
“When I do a record, it sounds more punk and raw. Or it will sound louder, or it will sound more shocking. Or mind-boggling. I'll be trying to figure it out, but once I've got it figured out I'll be like, I know this; I know where this came from. I think art is most interesting when the intention is not clear.” ThinkingTryingArtInterestingArt IsIntentionPunkMost Interesting 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
“I was trying to write a song based on a story in a random book of Puerto Rican short stories that I found in a thrift store. I thought it was really dark, and so I tried to interpret it. I've always been interested in writing from other people's perspectives and other gender perspectives.” WritingTryingBookSongDarkPerspectiveGenderShort StoryThrift Author:Bradford Cox
“I'm tired of watching attractive people trying to be ugly, struggling for authenticity. Why not be yourself?” PeopleTryingStruggleTiredUglyAuthenticityAttractiveBeing YourselfWhy NotI'm Tired Author:Bradford Cox
