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A lot of bands wanna do something new all the time and never repeat themselves, but I'm not so interested in that. If I feel like I can do it better the second time, I'll give it another shot.

Bradford Cox

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Bradford Cox
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: May 15
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It's made me cynical at a young age to see how overlooked certain groups I've admired are.
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When I do a record, it sounds more punk and raw. Or it will sound louder, or it will sound more shocking. Or mind-boggling. I'll be trying to figure it out, but once I've got it figured out I'll be like, I know this I know where this came from. I think art is most interesting when the intention is not clear.
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I've always said I write albums I don't write random songs and then sort them out.
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I feel very strongly about the subject matter in The Dallas Buyer's Club - about AIDS and people fighting illnesses, and fighting for survival against bad conditions.
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When money and fame happen too late, it's like pouring kerosene over a fire of self-loathing.
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I like my solitude, and I'm a strong-willed person I'm a very hard-to-be-around person sometimes, I guess.
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I see a lot of people doing an '80s thing who weren't even born until the '90s.
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I don't have anything to prove.
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I'm more into Neil Young and radical honesty.
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