“I'd rather be half-assed at a hundred things than a virtuoso at one.” WorkTalentSkillsWork EthicLife Skills Author:Jay Reatard
“My favorite songs are songs that create moods, rather than ideals.” SongMusicMusicianIdealsSongsMoods Author:Jay Reatard
“I was tossed into this place, I'll be tossed out, and all the stuff in between is a big fuckin' fight.” LifePhilosophyLife Outlook Author:Jay Reatard
“A single is really quick, man. You can get it out, and in two months have it on your merch table. And albums can take a really long time. But when you get done with an album, it's a lot more fulfilling.” WritingMusicAlbumsAlbum Author:Jay Reatard
“During the writing process, I tend not to listen to too much music. I obviously wear a lot of influences on my sleeve, but if I was listening to too many records, I would turn into too much of a monkey.” WritingMusicAlbumsWriting ProcessWriting AdviceAlbum Author:Jay Reatard
“I refuse to write out lyrics for any of my domestic releases. I remember when I was 11 or 12 years old and I would listen to a song over and over and I would make up my own lyrics because I couldn't understand what they were saying. And later when I got the internet I googled the lyrics: What was he really saying?” WritingMusicRecordsAlbumsMeaningLyricsAlbum Author:Jay Reatard
“It takes ten times longer to get rid of your reputation than it does to make it.” Reputation Author:Jay Reatard
“I really don't think records should be made in the manner where you sit and write, and when you're finished writing, you start recording. That just seems conventional and old-fashioned to me.” ThinkingWriting Author:Jay Reatard
“I try to listen to a lot of music when I'm in the mixing process of a record, when I'm in post-production and trying to get everything to sound a certain way. During the writing process, I tend not to listen to too much music. I obviously wear a lot of influences on my sleeve, but if I was listening to too many records, I would turn into too much of a monkey.” WritingTryingInfluenceListeningWriting Process Author:Jay Reatard
“I think there's a lot more freedom in doing the solo thing. It's almost like switching bands every time I do an album. Once this fourth one is out, I think it's going to be apparent that every record is not going to be the same.” Thinking Author:Jay Reatard
“In a live environment, the more bodies you put in a room, the more energy there will be. That's a real big payoff. That's really important, the live show, it's a big cycle of energy. If the audience is boring, it's tough to get excited about it.” ImportantRealEnergyAudienceEnvironmentToughExcitedBoring Author:Jay Reatard
“There was a moment when I was getting death threats and bullshit via the Internet, so I was being a little more conscious and reading local message boards before going to certain towns, just to see if people were making bullshit idle threats on the Internet.” PeopleMomentsReadingInternetConsciousThreatBullshitIdle Author:Jay Reatard
