“I don't have the capacity to write stuff consciously. When I do, it's really awful.” WritingStuffCapacityAwful Author:Bradford Cox
“Sometimes, I do have something to say, so I'll sit there and I'll write a song to someone - and then I just throw it away because it makes me cringe.” WritingSometimesSongCringe Author:Bradford Cox
“I've been going through some personal things that have stirred up a lot of old wounds.” WoundsPersonal ThingsOld Wounds Author:Bradford Cox
“I don't like the sound of my own voice. And, for people I don't know, their impression of me is what they read on the internet, and they're so far off a lot of the time.” PeopleKnowsSoundVoiceMy OwnInternetImpression Author:Bradford Cox
“I think people are intimidated by me, and I don't know why. Sometimes even my own bandmates can be intimidated, or irritated, by me.” PeopleThinkingKnowsSometimesMy OwnIntimidatedIrritated Author:Bradford Cox
“In reality, I've probably got the lowest self-esteem of anybody I know, which has really been rubbed in my face lately in personal situations.” KnowsSelfRealityFacesSituationSelf EsteemEsteemLowest Author:Bradford Cox
“People roll their eyes and say, "Oh god, he's not rich or famous." I say it's relative. I mean, look at me: I'm 115 pounds and I grew up without money. To me, I'm rich because I don't have to worry about paying rent. I don't think about money now.” PeopleThinkingLooksMeanEyeWorryRichGrewGrew UpPoundsRelativeLook At MePaying Rent Author:Bradford Cox
“When money and fame happen too late, it's like pouring kerosene over a fire of self-loathing.” SelfHappensFireFameLateToo LatePouringLoathingSelf LoathingMoney And Fame Author:Bradford Cox
“You think about people like Elvis, Kurt Cobain, or the Beatles, who grew up without privilege and needed a certain validation through peoples' acceptance, or admiration from their peers. And money is part of that, but it always comes too late.” PeopleThinkingCertainAcceptanceGrewNeededLateGrew UpPrivilegeToo LateAdmirationPeersValidationCobain Author:Bradford Cox