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“I think fun is one of the best gifts we can give to each other. If everyone was having fun we'd be in good shape.”

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Alex Ebert, born on May 12, 1978, is a talented singer-songwriter known for his unique blend of folk, rock, and electronic elements in his music. more

“The main thing that I've learned, artistically, is that if I'm in pain and feeling the budding of anger - if I absolutely feel like I need to write a song about it, I'll either need to transform that anger into something positive, or I'll just need to throw the song away. Because eventually, I'm going to want to transcend that pain and that anger.”

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“I don't want an angry song with no silver lining ending up on my album. Then I'd have to play, or feel obliged to play, that song every night in repetition as a mantra of anger.”

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“I think the most important thing to remember is that pain passes. And artistically, the pain is going to pass. It's what you want to express out of the pain as opposed to indulging in the agony-and-pain mantra of songwriting that became such a hit in the '90s and still, all the way up to now.”

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“What makes me deeply vulnerable? Probably the thing I suffer most from and have the most uncontrollable reactions from is still social anxiety.”

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“I get very heated about anything that is socially unkind.”

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“It's so rare that I'll read or even watch an interview. I don't want to, either. I don't want to see other people's comments.”

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“The goal is to be free and hopeful in the music. Because that's really the only intention you need. From there, every natural and powerful intention and feeling will, on its own, slide right out of you - out of your spirit.”

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