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John Darnielle Quotes

There’s the dual challenge of wanting to speak from an authentic place, and then being able to be honest about it. Even in the most mannered art, I think that’s what people value, is a voice that comes from a real place Picture Quote #1

To me, everything is always new. People involved in my personal life make fun of me a lot for not being jaded Picture Quote #1

I get nostalgic about having lived in Ames, Iowa, even though being a vegetarian in Iowa is not fun. But I really love Durham more than any place I’ve ever been; some small towns can be really provincial and strangling, but Durham is the best city in the world Picture Quote #1

I get nostalgic about having lived in Ames, Iowa, even though being a vegetarian in Iowa is not fun Picture Quote #1

You can get really good reads on your dreams if you think of every character in them as actually being you Picture Quote #1

I really love Durham more than any place I’ve ever been; some small towns can be really provincial and strangling, but Durham is the best city in the world Picture Quote #1

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When I was a kid, I was a big science fiction fan, but current horror books were harder to get your hands on Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t name more than a couple of good drum’n’bass acts, and I have no idea what’s big in the dance world right now Picture Quote #1

For me, moving is always a big opportunity. It’s just a enough of a shift in outlook that every time I move, it seems to open something up Picture Quote #1

My feminism is what came squarely up against my faith. There’s a lot of ecstatic post-patriarchal Christians who have stuff they do with that. But at that point, you’re doing Christianity with a double-superscript. The Bible, and especially the book of Genesis, is pretty unapologetically patriarchal Picture Quote #1

I grew up in Southern California, so the whole concept of a local music history is still kinda novel to me Picture Quote #1

One or two people have named their children after characters in my songs. That’s pretty intense Picture Quote #1

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I think the self is complicated, that at various times we are all various people, and wrestling actually does a lot with that. You have things like heel turns where a person goes from being a good guy to a bad guy Picture Quote #1

You get this really cool groove when you’re playing just piano, bass, and drums where everyone’s sort of feeling each other’s space, which is the only way to put it, but it really is true, and everyone’s sort of sitting in their own pocket. It’s kind of jazz-like Picture Quote #1

Cool parents, I thought, are the ones who know nothing. It made me feel a little sad for mine, but I didn’t say any of this Picture Quote #1

Life is entirely unthinkable without any of the creative arts, and they’re all a continuum - the force in question is creativity, not its mode of expression Picture Quote #1

To me, creative work is labor, like any other kind of labor. It’s got value, and it takes your time, and it’s useful to people, depending Picture Quote #1

In death metal, a lot of guys are Eddie Van Halen disciples, but they take his style to really expressionistic places. It’s a real pleasure for me to hear people pushing their craft Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes I do ‘So Desperate’ solo in the middle of the set. I really love to sing that song Picture Quote #1

For years, I’ve written narrators who aren’t gender-identified. When I do autobiographical stuff, that’s different, obviously. But I’ve always tried to keep my songs as potentially not a man’s thing Picture Quote #1

A book is a journey: It’s a thing you agree to go on with somebody, and I think every reader’s experience of a book is going to be different Picture Quote #1

Opera combines pretty basic theater and poetry, but the storyline itself is actually quite poetic and, after some digital research, taking that actual content and seeing it as undeniably poetic Picture Quote #1

It’s like fiction - the fact that somebody’s telling you a story about people who didn’t exist doesn’t make the experience of the story any less real in your heart and mind. You go through heavy emotional responses to these stories, and wrestling is a similar thing - but it’s happening in real space Picture Quote #1

The better I get at writing songs, the harder it seems to be to relate to people. But when I get on stage, I’m extremely happy Picture Quote #1

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I don’t have a favorite drink. I don’t do favorites of anything, practically Picture Quote #1

My favorite movies are gory horror films. I love Faulkner. I wanted to see the most painful things possible Picture Quote #1

There are so many ways to respond to music besides feeling like someone’s communicating with you. It gives me a charge Picture Quote #1

I pretty much just focus on making the records - unless I’m self-releasing them; then I do my own thing. But at some point, you have to stop worrying about chains of distribution, or it takes out of your time to write Picture Quote #1

People do all sorts of things impulsively and follow those impulses into strange places Picture Quote #1

Your creativity before it gets formed into words and songs is the actual substance. No one else can see it, right? Unless you give it the shape of a song or a painting or whatever Picture Quote #1

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There’s the dual challenge of wanting to speak from an authentic place, and then being able to be honest about it. Even in the most mannered art, I think that’s what people value, is a voice that comes from a real place. (John Darnielle Quotes) To me, everything is always new. People involved in my personal life make fun of me a lot for not being jaded. (John Darnielle Quotes) I get nostalgic about having lived in Ames, Iowa, even though being a vegetarian in Iowa is not fun. But I really love Durham more than any place I’ve ever been; some small towns can be really provincial and strangling, but Durham is the best city in the world. (John Darnielle Quotes) I get nostalgic about having lived in Ames, Iowa, even though being a vegetarian in Iowa is not fun. (John Darnielle Quotes) You can get really good reads on your dreams if you think of every character in them as actually being you. (John Darnielle Quotes) I really love Durham more than any place I’ve ever been; some small towns can be really provincial and strangling, but Durham is the best city in the world. (John Darnielle Quotes) When I was a kid, I was a big science fiction fan, but current horror books were harder to get your hands on. (John Darnielle Quotes) I couldn’t name more than a couple of good drum’n’bass acts, and I have no idea what’s big in the dance world right now. (John Darnielle Quotes) For me, moving is always a big opportunity. It’s just a enough of a shift in outlook that every time I move, it seems to open something up. (John Darnielle Quotes) My feminism is what came squarely up against my faith. There’s a lot of ecstatic post-patriarchal Christians who have stuff they do with that. But at that point, you’re doing Christianity with a double-superscript. The Bible, and especially the book of Genesis, is pretty unapologetically patriarchal. (John Darnielle Quotes) I grew up in Southern California, so the whole concept of a local music history is still kinda novel to me. (John Darnielle Quotes) One or two people have named their children after characters in my songs. That’s pretty intense. (John Darnielle Quotes) I think the self is complicated, that at various times we are all various people, and wrestling actually does a lot with that. You have things like heel turns where a person goes from being a good guy to a bad guy. (John Darnielle Quotes) You get this really cool groove when you’re playing just piano, bass, and drums where everyone’s sort of feeling each other’s space, which is the only way to put it, but it really is true, and everyone’s sort of sitting in their own pocket. It’s kind of jazz-like. (John Darnielle Quotes) Cool parents, I thought, are the ones who know nothing. It made me feel a little sad for mine, but I didn’t say any of this. (John Darnielle Quotes) Life is entirely unthinkable without any of the creative arts, and they’re all a continuum - the force in question is creativity, not its mode of expression. (John Darnielle Quotes) To me, creative work is labor, like any other kind of labor. It’s got value, and it takes your time, and it’s useful to people, depending. (John Darnielle Quotes) In death metal, a lot of guys are Eddie Van Halen disciples, but they take his style to really expressionistic places. It’s a real pleasure for me to hear people pushing their craft. (John Darnielle Quotes) Sometimes I do ‘So Desperate’ solo in the middle of the set. I really love to sing that song. (John Darnielle Quotes) For years, I’ve written narrators who aren’t gender-identified. When I do autobiographical stuff, that’s different, obviously. But I’ve always tried to keep my songs as potentially not a man’s thing. (John Darnielle Quotes) A book is a journey: It’s a thing you agree to go on with somebody, and I think every reader’s experience of a book is going to be different. (John Darnielle Quotes) Opera combines pretty basic theater and poetry, but the storyline itself is actually quite poetic and, after some digital research, taking that actual content and seeing it as undeniably poetic. (John Darnielle Quotes) It’s like fiction - the fact that somebody’s telling you a story about people who didn’t exist doesn’t make the experience of the story any less real in your heart and mind. You go through heavy emotional responses to these stories, and wrestling is a similar thing - but it’s happening in real space. (John Darnielle Quotes) The better I get at writing songs, the harder it seems to be to relate to people. But when I get on stage, I’m extremely happy. (John Darnielle Quotes) I don’t have a favorite drink. I don’t do favorites of anything, practically. (John Darnielle Quotes) My favorite movies are gory horror films. I love Faulkner. I wanted to see the most painful things possible. (John Darnielle Quotes) There are so many ways to respond to music besides feeling like someone’s communicating with you. It gives me a charge. (John Darnielle Quotes) I pretty much just focus on making the records - unless I’m self-releasing them; then I do my own thing. But at some point, you have to stop worrying about chains of distribution, or it takes out of your time to write. (John Darnielle Quotes) People do all sorts of things impulsively and follow those impulses into strange places (John Darnielle Quotes) Your creativity before it gets formed into words and songs is the actual substance. No one else can see it, right? Unless you give it the shape of a song or a painting or whatever. (John Darnielle Quotes)

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