Craig Finn Quotes

Singer

Born on August 22, 1971, Craig Finn is an accomplished American singer known for his unique musical style that blends rock, folk, and indie elements. He is celebrated for his distinctive voice and profound lyrics.

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Famous Craig Finn Quotes

“Some people will totally get restless, since you can make demos pretty easy. It's not unreasonable for someone to say, "All right, can you just record this and go home and work on it?"”

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“You can think of a number of bands where the first record is by far their biggest record. And that must be hard for people to recapture. Hard for people to live with.”

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“I was really obsessed with age. I kept saying it was a record about trying to age gracefully.”

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“I definitely hope to continue to release records at an accelerated pace.”

Records Release Pace

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“The more you release records, in some ways it takes pressure off you.”

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“If you wait four or five years between records, it better be a masterpiece, you know? And if you keep putting them out, you're saying, 'Hey, here's 10 more songs'.”

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“I can still sing most Eagles songs, even though I never bought a record and never liked the band.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

“Springsteen on that record started writing less about having your wind in your hair and turning the radio up and more about being dragged down by adult things. Regular people trying to get ahead. A little less mythical and romantic, and more real. It's a really spectacular record for that reason.”

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“Someone should have a record that doesn't have any singing. It's my favorite Miles Davis record. I love hanging out in the summer, in New York, when it's miserably hot. I love electric Miles Davis in the summer. Jack Johnson, the songwriting especially, is a premier example of that. It always makes me feel hot in the city. It's also nice to have something not yelling in your ear. For me, as a lyricist, it's nice to put on something without any words.”

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Author:Craig Finn

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Born: August 22, 1971
Known for: Singer
Quotes: 80

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