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I never see songs as permanent. I'm always in a state of revising everything.

Ariel Pink

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Ariel Pink
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 24
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
LA
California
Permanent
Songs
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Song
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Everything
Always
Revising
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The universe is expanding, and every second that you're alive, the universe is bigger than it was a second before. There's nothing in front of us, exactly, other than the future, and there's no space for the size, the density of the universe to go. Because it's expanding at every point simultaneously.
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From day one, I was already famous in my own head. It didn't take anything to make me feel that way. I know I'm totally not famous. I mean, it just depends on your perspective.
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Everything comes with hard work. You never get to stop working. I don't see myself ever getting comfortable enough to not have to worry about working.
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I was been raised to believe I was an artist. I believed what my parents said and fulfilled it, like a prophecy.
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I get to live down my reputation for being cantankerous if I slowly evolve towards being a really good live show.
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I tried to just do things like make some money, be responsible, help out other artists who I see have had a similar path.
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I love having the impulsivity to change course. I think it's key to keeping things fresh.
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I've always wanted to do a movie, and I really feel the urge to do it.I'm in Hollywood - I have no business not being in the movie industry.
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I know when somebodys heard my music. I can hear it in their music.
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Confidence was never in short supply in my case. If anything, I think I overshot the mark with confidence way too early in my career, and gradually, it's about just getting more humble and wanting to sit down more.
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