“What I love about music, when you can look at something and be like, "Wow, what's this all about?" You can't really picture what these people look like - is it one guy, or a band making music in a garage?” PeopleLooksGuyBandWowGarage Author:Stephen Malkmus
“I was a kid, I loved music, that was our social thing. That's what we bonded on. That's what my Saturday nights were, looking to see what bands were playing. And some of those people were the coolest people ever. I want to participate in that. And I hope other people feel that and they're like, "Yeah man, this is part of it, this is why I love music."” PeopleMenWantFeelsKidsNightSocialBandYeahSaturdayMusic LoveSaturday NightI Love Music Author:Stephen Malkmus
“If you'd rather learn how to ride a horse or something, I would say do that. That'll keep you out of trouble. You would think a band would get you in trouble, but I think it's the opposite.” IfsThinkingTroubleBandOppositesHorse Author:Stephen Malkmus
“When I see four young kids in a band, I think, That looks really fun, no matter how shitty they are. You develop your own thing, and get excited about your band name. It's all so harmless.” ThinkingLooksMatterKidsYoungNamesFunFourBandExcited Author:Stephen Malkmus
“When a band means a lot to you, you build the fantasy more than the reality. Always.” MeanRealityFantasyBand Author:Stephen Malkmus
“I hated it so much as a child. I just didn't like it when punk bands went metal, it really bothered me. It was happening left and right in the 1980s. It started I think with D.C. bands - G.I., Soul Side, they went metal. Right at that time, R.E.M. was coming out, these more kinda feminine bands, and I was more drawn to that than to go metal. And you remember MTV, with the bad metal. But even Metallica, it just wasn't my direction.” ThinkingChildrenSoulRememberLeftSidesBandHappeningsHatedFeminineComing OutMetalsPunkBotheredMtvMetallicaLeft And Right Author:Stephen Malkmus
“Almost every band has somebody who's the main songwriter and who has a vision, a very clear idea of how a song should be.” ShouldIdeasSongVisionClearBandSongwriters Author:Stephen Malkmus
“But, then again, I wouldn't call myself an indie-rock supporter even if there are some really good bands out there and there will always be some real good new bands.” IfsRealRocksBandSupporterIndie RockGood Bands Author:Stephen Malkmus
“If you want to be negative about the whole thing you can say all guitar bands after the Beatles were just a waste of time because the Beatles were the best. I think it's far better to give new records a try.” IfsThinkingWantGivingTryingWholeRecordsBandWasteNegativeGuitarWasting Time Author:Stephen Malkmus
“I like that band Get Hustle. They're cool live. I haven't heard their records, though.” RecordsHeardHavensBandHustle Author:Stephen Malkmus
