“There's this moment sometimes, when you do a crossword puzzle and you have the one really long word. And once you get that, the whole thing kind of comes into focus. Sometimes it's just working things over in your mind and then finding that one line that kind of ties the song together, and now it works. It's a puzzle of sorts.” MindKindLongSometimesWholeMomentsTogetherSongLinesFocusFindingsTiesWorking ItPuzzlesOne LineReally LongCrosswordsLong WordsWorking Things Author:Craig Finn
“I think the biggest thing - and this I think is true of songs but also of movies and books and art in general - is when you have this moment where you hear a song or whatever and you say, "Hey, I've felt that exact way as a human being," and there's no easy way to describe it.” ThinkingWayHumansArtBookMomentsSongFeltEasyHuman BeingsHeyEasy Way Author:Craig Finn
“When people hit on feeling a certain melancholy or elation, it's a really exciting moment. I think making that connection is the goal, and what makes something great.” PeopleThinkingMomentsFeelingsCertainGoalConnectionsExcitingMelancholyElation Author:Craig Finn
“The Replacements are the foundation for a lot of what came after in alternative and college rock. Let It Be is their best record and has the most diverse collection of songs. Some pop stuff, some heavy stuff, and some real moments of beauty like 'Sixteen Blue' and 'Androgynous.' It's a record I always go back to.” RealMomentsSongStuffRecordsRocksCollegeBlueFoundationHeavyPopsAlternativesCollectionsDiverseSixteenReplacementsAndrogynous Author:Craig Finn
“It's a template record for the intersection between pop and noise, starting out with 'Sunday Morning' - a real beautiful, almost innocent sunny day song. You have a lot of different types of things on one record. It can be really pretty, or it can be really awful inside, depending on where your head's at at the moment. I got it in ninth grade and I think I've listened to it every month since then.” ThinkingDifferentRealMomentsBeautifulSongMorningRecordsTypeMonthsStartingPopsInnocentNoiseAwfulGradesSundayBeing RealSunnyStarting OutIntersectionsSunday MorningSunny DayReally PrettyNinth Grade Author:Craig Finn
