“[As a frontman ] I'm going to wear leather pants and get blowjobs in the studio. That would be nice. They are definitely not cool, but I like them. I don't listen to them, but I like them when I hear them on the radio, normally.” Would BeNiceRadioStudiosPantsBeing NiceLeatherLeather Pants Author:Stephen Malkmus
“My wife is a big fan of George Oppen and I got into him. I could have a career like his. It's not an alpha male situation, George Oppen. It's quiet. It's poetry.He just lived a life of an intellectual poet.” BigsSituationCareersWifeFansPoetQuietIntellectualMalesMy WifeAlpha MaleJust LiveAlphas Author:Stephen Malkmus
“I remember the first day I was looking at my hands and I thought about my nails. People wouldn't really be paying attention to that, but a Civil War doctor - What would they be doing with their nails? Would they cut them really low? And Dr. Burns said, "No, they would let them grow out so they can scoop stuff out. They would use their nails." So for a while I let my nails grow. They were too long. I kept stabbing myself by accident, so I cut them down, but I was trying to be faithful to the details.” PeopleTryingFirstsLongSaidWarUseHandsRememberGrowsStuffAttentionCuttingLowsDoctorsDetailsAccidentsPay AttentionFaithfulCivil WarNailsDrsBeing FaithfulStabbing Author:Josh Radnor
“George Oppen wasn't a larger than life personality, but I'm not either. And he lived a long time, so he was happy. Going down in flames is fine, too.” LongFinePersonalityLong TimeFlamesLarger Than Life Author:Stephen Malkmus
“Some people, they've had a lot of fun, even if it was dumb fun and a shitty body of work.” PeopleIfsBodyFunDumb Author:Stephen Malkmus
“There's that great Bill Hicks line - the comedian - where he says, "Are you proud to be an American?" "I don't know. It's just where my parents had sex."” KnowsSexParentLinesProudBillsComedianHicksProud To Be An American Author:Josh Radnor
“Family is the best. I can honestly say, it's a gift that is beyond making art. I didn't know that when I got into it.” KnowsArtI CanHonestly Author:Stephen Malkmus
“I think a lot of Civil War stuff is written - As they say, history is written by the victors. And one of the things that I think is fascinating about this from a purely dramatic perspective is whether someone is right or wrong, you understand where they're coming from in this.” ThinkingWarStuffWrittenPerspectiveDramaticCivil WarFascinating Author:Josh Radnor
“And so, however many people watch this thing, that's how many different opinions there will be about it. But I don't feel like it has an agenda in terms of its ideology. It just presents a story like a mirror. It's a mirror more than it is than a distorted mirror.” PeopleFeelsDifferentStoriesTermOpinionWatchesMirrorsIdeologyAgendasDifferent Opinions Author:Josh Radnor