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That's what culture is based on, the passing down of a certain narrative by imitation.

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Bradford Cox
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: May 15
Composer
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
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Bradford James Cox
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I know so many people think my music is quite influenced by Animal Collective, but honestly I think maybe the factor is that we're both influenced by the same stuff.
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I don't know if I have any real aspirations to be an actor. It was just something I was asked to do in sort of a friend way. And I thought, Why not?
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I've always been interested in writing from other people's perspectives and other gender perspectives.
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Everybody just needs to realize that when you write something you're just in one mood. I was told I needed to write it and it was overdue I don't even remember what day it was.
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I am asexual. A-sexual. I read somewhere, maybe on Facebook, where somebody said something like, I heard Bradford was gay, but then I heard he was bi. Then somebody wrote, No, I heard he was asexual. And then somebody said, That's bullshit - he totally hit on my friend after a show.
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What could be more experimental than me writing a straight up love song?
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I'm real critical of myself. I think a lot of what I've done is boring indie rock. I didn't intend it to be that way, but somehow milk gets added to everything.
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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'm a really friendly guy, I guess, and I really like meeting people.
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It was like I was asking for attention, but I didn't really want attention.
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I'm tired of watching attractive people trying to be ugly, struggling for authenticity. Why not be yourself?
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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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For me, experimenting involves traditionalism.
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You don't need to drink if you have emotional problems.
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You read about that Black Lips/Wavves fight as a spectator and you're like, Oh man, I'm gonna pick a team to be on! I'm gonna put my two cents in as my status update on my Facebook page or something. Not to sound like an anti-technology person, but it's just a real drag that people live their lives that way.
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You're always as a musician trying to shock yourself or create music that's maybe even too weird for your own taste.
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I don't leave my room, and all I am surrounded by are guitars and equipment, y'know? It's not always the best place to be.
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When I started having a couple of beers and loosening up, I realized how many years I had wasted going back to my hotel room alone when I could have gone and just had a beer or two.
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People say 'I don't want to die alone!' But you know what, honestly? I don't want to die with a bunch of people looking at me.
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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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