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Stephen Malkmus
American
Musician
About the author
Lou Reed is something like a personal favorite of mine, but you could always put me into that drawer of singers who can't really sing, who speak their songs.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Songs
#Favorite
But, then again, I wouldn't call myself an indie-rock supporter even if there are some really good bands out there and there will always be some real good new bands.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Will
I guess the majority of people who want to ban certain musicians are the ones who are so proud of everything America stands for.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Want
#People
#America
#Musicians
#Majority
Almost every band has somebody who's the main songwriter and who has a vision, a very clear idea of how a song should be.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Vision
#Idea
#Song
I never decided to start singing, to be a singer.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Singing
I really do think everybody can sing.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
I think the focus of the media changes. At the moment the more electronic stuff like trip-hop was the flavor of the month, just a little while ago. It all depends on the angle, from which point of view you see it.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Focus
#Media
I'm more into describing a scenario and I move around in that scenario.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
A good voice isn't so important. It's more important to sound really unique.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Sound
#Voice
I don't even think my voice is really good.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Voice
If a voice is just too nice, without an edge, it kinda all flows by. You forget it. You don't listen to the lyrics.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Forget
#Voice
The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Songs
There's no point that an album should sound like a watered down version of another album.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Sound
We always did our own mixing.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
We were delighted to have Nigel as a producer. The only problem is that Nigel is so famous that he seems to dominate most interviews without being there.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Being
#Famous
We're not on a desperate mission to write chart compatible stuff.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Mission
We're probably a couple of freaks who've created their own little universe, are living in our own little world and that's the only place where we can survive.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#World
#Universe
#Living
What producers did was mostly recording in the studio, so it never changed our sound just that much.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Sound
If you want to be negative about the whole thing you can say all guitar bands after the Beatles were just a waste of time because the Beatles were the best. I think it's far better to give new records a try.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Want
#Time
#Negative
#Waste
#Guitar
Well, yeah, I sang to some songs on the radio or in the shower.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Songs
I like that band Get Hustle. They're cool live. I haven't heard their records, though.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
I'm not sure if you can blame everything on the American way of life, but the United States are big. So, if you have a lot of people there, the percentage of stupid people is bound to be higher.
Stephen Malkmus,
American
Musician
#Life
#People
#American
#Blame
#states
#United