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Mark Kozelek, born on January 24, 1967, is an American singer-songwriter known for his unique blend of folk, rock, and indie music. Renowned for his deep voice and poetic lyrics, Kozelek's musical career began in the 1990s and has had a profound impact on the indie music scene.

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“When you get older, you're bothered, or inspired, by other things in life than a girl breaking up with you. Things get heavier as you get older.”

Girl Inspired Things In Life Bothered

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“I make music to process - because I have to, not for praise or accolades or reactions.”

Process Praise Reactions Accolades

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“I feel like when the songwriting slows, I'd love to help others with their records. If it's something I really believe in, it's worth the effort.”

Ifs Feels Believe Helping Effort Records Helping Others Songwriting

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“When I get compared to artists like Jose Gonzalez or Bon Iver, I can't help but think, "I've been doing this since they were in third grade."”

Thinking I Can Helping Artist Thirds Grades Third Grade

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“I wanted to remind people that there was a time when music required an attention span.”

People Wanted Attention Attention Span

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“When you're a touring musician, you're always turning over new rocks and there's always a certain level of tension in your life.”

Certain Levels Rocks Musician Tension Touring

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“The music business, and the travel that comes with it, is stressful, challenging, redundant, exhausting, exciting, and often very depressing.”

Challenges Exciting Depressing Music Business Stressful Exhausting Redundant Very Depressing

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“Songs are puzzles - you get an intro, or maybe an end, but you gotta fill in the rest. Sometimes they come easy and sometimes they're a pain in the ass.”

Ends Sometimes Pain Song Easy Ass Puzzles

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“I don't make demos. I don't have the interest or the energy or the time.”

Energy Interest Demos

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“Demos are something you do in the early stages of your career, but when you get going, you just go in and record the song.”

Song Careers Records Stage Demos

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“I wanted to give my first instincts a chance without shooting them down immediately, which I sometimes do.”

Giving Firsts Sometimes Wanted Chance Instinct Shooting

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“I didn't want to put myself, or anyone else, asleep with another quintessential Mark Kozelek album.”

Want Mark Albums Quintessential

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“Nylon string is still a new love and I'm not tired of it yet.”

Stills Tired Strings Nylon

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“I'm 45 and I don't have time to spend two years of my life bringing in producers and dragging the record around the planet.”

Years Two Records Planets Producers Two Years

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“I'm always moving forward creatively and don't like stalling, trying to find the perfect snare drum sound.”

Trying Moving Sound Perfect Moving Forward Snares Always Moving Stalling Always Moving Forward

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“Anyone who has toured as long as I have, or who has traveled as extensively, and says that they've never cheated is lying.”

Long Lying Traveled Cheated

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“Trying to cope with the balance between home life and road life has been a theme in my music since early Red House Painters records.”

Trying Has Beens Home House Records Balance Red Painter Theme Home Life Road Life

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“We're all human and life is complicated.”

Humans Life Is Complicated Life Is Complicated

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“There were a lot more girls at the shows early on. I'd get off stage and there would be options. Those days are long gone, thank god.”

Long Shows Would Be Girl Gone Stage Thank God

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“I've guess I've gotten older and my sex appeal has waned. It's OK. I've got an amazing girlfriend and she keeps me happy.”

Sex Appeals Girlfriend Sex Appeal

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“I'm a boxing junkie, a serial-killer junkie, and a classical guitar junkie. All of these guys are great, poetic references.”

Guy Guitar Boxing Poetic Killers Junkie Serials Serial Killer Great Poet Classical Guitar

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“You really think all of those indie music dorks go to SXSW every year to check out music? They go there to wear their laminates and act important and try to get laid.”

Thinking Trying Years Important Checks Getting Laid Dork Indie Music

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“"The Moderately Talented..." is just a commentary on the conflict that happens when a young artist girl looks up to you, but you're attracted to them in a different way than they are to you.”

Way Looks Different Happens Young Artist Girl Conflict Different Ways Look Up Up To You Commentary Young Artists

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“Throughout my life, there's just periods when I write and periods when I don't. I don't feel like anything's really blocked. "Writer's block" sounds so dramatic and worrisome, and I don't worry about it. I know deep down that I'm a writer, and it's just a matter of time until it comes back, and when it does, it'll be good like it's always been.”

Writing Worry Be Good Block Dramatic Blocked

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“Like many musicians, it's my roots in music, playing cover songs. I've done probably a lot more covers than the average person who does what I do, but I'm very proud of it, and I do feel like I really bring a lot artistically to these covers.”

Done Song Proud Musician

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“When you're a touring musician, you're always turning over new rocks and there's always a certain level of tension in your life. The music business, and the travel that comes with it, is stressful, challenging, redundant, exhausting, exciting, and often very depressing. After all of these years, I'm still trying to cope with aspects of it.”

Trying Challenges Musician Exciting Tension Depressing Music Business Stressful Redundant

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About the Author

Born: January 24, 1967
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 26

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