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“I'm not dying for everyone to hear everything we do. Forty minutes every two years is sensible.”

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Stephen Malkmus, born on May 30, 1966, is a renowned musician. He is the lead singer and guitarist of the American indie rock band Pavement, known for his unique musical style and lyrical content. more

“It's hard to think back. I didn't even know I was going to do it, make actual records. But I was always making up songs, once I figured out that you could do it. I think it's pretty much the same, but there's less urge to get it moving out there. There was a time when it seemed like it was really super important to the audience and now it's just medium-important for people to like us. But that's okay.”

People Thinking Knows Important Hard Moving Song Audience Records Okay Mediums Urges Making Up Moving Out

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“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.”

Ifs Thinking Trouble Band Opposites Horse

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“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.”

Thinking Looks Matter Kids Young Names Fun Four Band Excited

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“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.”

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“Оur music, it's an acquired taste. It's almost cult, even at our level. It can mean nothing to somebody and it can mean everything to somebody else.”

Mean Levels Taste Cult Acquired Taste

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“My wife says that I changed people's lives or ways of thinking and that I should always be proud and grateful. If I'm dismissive of what we do sometimes, a little bit, she's like, "I was a fan, you changed my life," or whatever. That's what she says.”

People Ifs Thinking Way Should Littles Sometimes Bits Wife Fans Changed Proud Little Bit Grateful My Wife Be Proud Way Of Thinking Changed My Life You Changed

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“If there can be some paradigm shift thing that you can be part of, that's cool.”

Ifs Paradigm Paradigm Shift

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“Obviously songs and musicians mean a lot to people.”

People Mean Song Musician

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“Things tends to often [consolidate] like Disney. It's the same with music. There's Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young and Patti Smith. There's these three people that everyone seems to agree on. No matter what they like, they seem to like those three.”

People Matter Seems Young Three No Matter What Agree Springsteen

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“I know the world doesn't need maybe another of [a particular type of song] - the same thing again - but you can't help yourself. And some people like it, but you kind of know in your heart that it's a lesser version of what you've done before. But maybe it has a good tempo, or it feels fresh, but it's still not.”

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