“Musicians and artists are not... it's not like politicians or something where you can't really affect them. There's not like this separate caste system where it's like, "I'm the musician, you're the audience. Never the two shall meet." It was a case where it was like, "Hey, you know what? I'm on your level, man."” KnowsMenTwoArtistLevelsCasesAudiencePoliticianMusicianHeyCastesHey YouCaste System Author:Bradford Cox
“The Internet nowadays is all sensationalism, and it's just terrifying when you're actually experiencing it as a person.” PersonsInternetSensationalism Author:Bradford Cox
“You read about that Black Lips/Wavves fight as a spectator and you're like, "Oh man, I'm gonna pick a team to be on! I'm gonna put my two cents in as my status update on my Facebook page" or something. Not to sound like an anti-technology person, but it's just a real drag that people live their lives that way.” PeopleMenWayPersonsTwoRealFightingSoundBlackTechnologyTeamPagesPicksLipsDragCentsSpectatorsUpdatesFacebook PageTwo CentsStatus Updates Author:Bradford Cox
“I always write the first and last song of an album first, and then the middle just kind of happens.” WritingFirstsKindHappensLastsSongMiddleAlbumsFirsts And LastsLast Song Author:Bradford Cox
“I've always said I write albums; I don't write random songs and then sort them out.” WritingSaidSongAlbums Author:Bradford Cox
“I'm working on one of the projects at a time and I'm the zone of that project. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with this, and I might experiment with it in the future, but I'm not a fan of just random assemblages of songs at the moment.” MomentsMightSongFansProjectsExperimentsZoneAssemblage Author:Bradford Cox
“I know so many people think my music is quite influenced by Animal Collective, but honestly I think maybe the factor is that we're both influenced by the same stuff.” PeopleThinkingKnowsStuffAnimalMusic IsHonestlyFactorsCollectives Author:Bradford Cox
“Everything I do is 100% automation, which means I'm just doing it live.” MeanAutomation Author:Bradford Cox
“I've been used for writing rhythm guitar chords for a long time because it's so easy to play and chords just sound good on it.” WritingLongPlayUsedEasySoundLong TimeGuitarRhythmChords Author:Bradford Cox