“You can get into a comfort zone writing lyrics, like wearing a mask. But I wanted to feel uncomfortable when I was listening back to the lyrics; I wanted to squirm.” FeelsWritingWantedListeningComfortUncomfortableZoneMaskComfort ZoneWearing A Mask Author:Yannis Philippakis
“Music was my friend when I was a teenager, and I would inhabit and take comfort in lyrics. That's how I want to write.” WantWritingComfortMy FriendsTeenager Author:Yannis Philippakis
“I like simple writing. I'd rather read Hemingway than Burroughs.” WritingSimpleBurroughs Author:Yannis Philippakis
“By the time you finish touring the record, everything that's exciting to me is what's ahead of me. I want to write the next paragraph.” WritingExcitingParagraph Author:Yannis Philippakis
“If you can express something in the simplest way possible, I think there's something noble in that. It's easy to flesh stuff out and get all purple with it, being cryptic and wearing masks... I think it's a bit adolescent. I wanted to write in a way that was vulnerable. I wanted to have courage in stripping back the opaque stuff so it was just raw. I like lyrics that are a lifeline, that have a purpose to them and are not just meandering around in a masturbatory way. They cut the page.” ThinkingWritingPurposeEasyCuttingVulnerableMaskHave Courage Author:Yannis Philippakis
