“Adulthood is interesting to adults. But I would never want to write about stuff I dont feel everybody can connect to.” WantFeelsWritingStuffInterestingAdultsAdulthood Author:John Darnielle
“It makes me envious of anybody who can say truly that they don't care what anybody thinks of what they do, because I care a lot about the people who like my stuff.” PeopleThinkingCareStuffDon't CareI CareEnviousBecause I Care Author:John Darnielle
“I consider myself a lyricist first and foremost, but if you get something else out of what I do, that's fine too. I'm not sitting back here telling people how they have to take my stuff. We just want to play music, and hope that people like it.” PeopleIfsWantFirstsPlayStuffFineSittingLyricists Author:John Darnielle
“If my songs are being listened to between any other songs, that is awesome, and I'm glad people are getting something out of them. We go to countries like Germany, where I can't imagine that all of my fans are engaging with the lyrics first and foremost. I think they're catching a vibe, a feeling. I consider myself a lyricist first and foremost, but if you get something else out of what I do, that's fine too. I'm not sitting back and telling people how they have to take my stuff. We just want to play music, and hope that people like it.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantFirstsI CanCountryPlayFeelingsSongStuffImagineFansFineSittingGladGermanyImagine ThatEngagingCatchingLyricists Author:John Darnielle
“I still get really excited looking at stuff that I've seen every day for 20 years.” YearsStillsStuffExcitedGet Real Author:John Darnielle
“From a very young age, I was the kind of kid you can just put anywhere and I'd still find stuff to be stoked about.” KindStillsKidsAgeYoungStuffYoung Age Author:John Darnielle
“The more I learn about stuff the more conscious I become of grave gaps in my knowledge.” StuffConsciousGravesGaps Author:John Darnielle
“I just started writing stuff to kill time on summer evenings. This is why I'm always telling people who ask me what they need to do to succeed to give up, do something else.” PeopleNeedsGivingWritingAsksStuffSucceedGiving UpSummerEveningAsk MeSummer Evening Author:John Darnielle
“What's scary is the unknown, the stuff you can't put your finger on.” StuffFingersScary Author:John Darnielle
“People don't tend to notice, but in the past 10 years especially there's been a lot of growth in how I write songs and what goes into them. You can listen to Mountain Goats from 1991 to 2007 and never hear a seventh chord. In 2007 or 2008, I started working on the piano to grow as a songwriter. I started throwing major sevens in and sixes and more interesting stuff.” PeopleWritingYearsPastSongGrowsStuffGrowthInterestingMountainMajorsPianoThrowingSongwritersChordsGoatsInteresting Stuff Author:John Darnielle
“It's easy to follow national politics and weigh in on social media, but if I'm tweeting stuff about Chatham County, no one cares.” IfsCareSocialEasyStuffMediaSocial MediaCountyNo One Cares Author:John Darnielle
“Our [former] governor [Pat McCrory] was supposed to be a moderate, but he found himself beholden to people who have much more draconian ideas. I think he assumed this stuff flew under the radar.” PeopleThinkingIdeasFoundStuffFormerSupposed To BeGovernorsModeratesFlewRadarDraconian Author:John Darnielle
“People always talk about good time rock and roll, Chuck Berry or whatever, like this liberating force for feeling good. But what I need in my life is to be liberated into feeling bad. Not sad. I have plenty of sad. What I need is a place where I can spray anger in sparks like a gnarled piece of electrical cable. Just be mad at stuff and soak in the helplessness.” PeopleNeedsI CanFeelingsLife IsForceStuffPiecesRocksMadFeel GoodPlentyGood TimesSparksRock And RollLiberatingCablesLiberatedHelplessnessElectricalChuckSprayBerriesFeeling Bad Book:Black Sabbath's Master of Reality Source: Black Sabbath's Master of Reality
