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“The Internet is just one big gossip chamber - that's why it's so fascinating and entertaining. It's a fabulous platform for superficial communication.”

Quote by Sufjan Stevens

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Sufjan Stevens, born on July 1, 1975, is an accomplished American singer-songwriter. His music style blends folk, electronic, and classical elements, known for his unique creative talent and artistic expression. Stevens' songs often delve into themes of personal emotion, social phenomena, and religious beliefs, enjoying great popularity among fans. more

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“The Internet is manic. It's very strange. I don't think it's healthy. They should outlaw posting comments! It's a bummer to go somewhere to get information or buy tickets and you encounter profanity everywhere you go.”

Thinking Should Information Strange Internet Healthy Encounters Comment Tickets Outlaw Manic Profanity Bummer

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“I think musicians should stay off television generally. I get asked all the time. Those shows are just promoting insipid comedies. Who watches those shows? And whoever does I don't think my music would speak to those people. I don't even want those people to hear what I'm doing.”

People Thinking Want Should Doe Shows Speak Watches Comedy Television Musician Promoting Insipid

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“My only concern about art collaborations is that I never thought of myself as an Artist. My tax forms say Musician/Songwriter.”

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“I'm terrified of just being myself because I think it's boring. I know who I really am and I think it's boring.”

Thinking Knows Boring Just Being Terrified Being Myself

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“I've been working a lot on figuring out how to sing differently and better. I want to become a better singer. I want to sing out more. I want to me more extroverted, vocally.”

Want Singers Working A Lot

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“I want to throw my voice more, I want to manipulate melody more... I want to be less deliberate and mechanical... I want less melody.”

Want Voice Melody Deliberate Manipulate

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“There's such a magnitude of record taking. It's so exhaustive. Bandwidth and hard drive space are able to accommodate limitless capacities to take a record of anything and everything.”

Hard Able Space Records Capacity Limitless Magnitude Accommodate Anything And Everything Bandwidth

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“My Dad used to say that the balance of the world relied on all of the monks who were living outside of society in creative isolation. I don't quite understand the ascetic life or the private life or the monastic private life. But I definitely understand privacy's value.”

World Used Values Creative Balance Dad My Dad Isolation Privacy Monk Private Life

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“I'm in a place where the audience doesn't have control over my love for the music. In the past I was waiting on the reaction of the fans to tell me whether or not I had a great record based on how they'd respond.”

Past Waiting Audience Records Fans Reactions

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“I'm trying my best to sound like me rather than trying my best to write hits or praying to God that people respond. I've arrived in a very healthy place and it feels great!”

People Feels Writing Trying Sound Praying Healthy Like Me Praying To God

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