“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
“I did some writing. I was just taking the kids to school. I did a couple things and we did some tours. It was a lot of downtime.” WritingKidsSchoolCoupleDowntimeCouple Things 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
“Traditionally, when we lived here [in Portland], we have a record player in the living room, and there's lots of stuff playing, all different kinds of music. I don't listen to any of those Internet radio things. I have iTunes on my thing, but I've never bought a single thing on it. Except for "Call Me Maybe," for the kids or whatever. Carly Rae Jepsen.” KindDifferentKidsStuffRoomsRecordsPlayerInternetRadioCall MeDifferent KindsLiving RoomPortlandItunesDifferent Kinds Of MusicRecord Players Author:Stephen Malkmus
“When I was a kid I really liked the guitarist of The Doors [Robby Krieger]. He plays blues, but he plays a lot of melodic things. He plays scales that are kind of unusual, and some bent notes.” KindPlayKidsDoorsNotesScalesUnusualBentGuitarist Author:Stephen Malkmus
“It's sort of irritating now - people always ask me, "You're a dad, and how's fatherhood?" If Bob Dylan or Neil Young had a kid, it didn't seem like it made them a different person. It didn't make you old right away.” PeopleDifferentKidsDadAsk MeFatherhoodDylanIrritating Author:Stephen Malkmus