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I refuse to put myself into a situation in which I have to face some kind of I'm losing it kind of thing. I'm not losing it it's changed. What it is is changing.

Bradford Cox

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Bradford Cox
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: May 15
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Bradford James Cox
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Usually I'm not really conscious of what's going on. I don't have a lot of memories onstage. At all.
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My entire education in music was in reading interviews with bands like Stereolab and finding out about Brazilian music or a Romanian composer. You expose yourself to what people you look up to admire.
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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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I've always been interested in writing from other people's perspectives and other gender perspectives.
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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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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 got hit by the car, I became depressed. As a result, I've been on antidepressants and I feel like I have no sexuality left. People complain about that side effect, but I love it. I feel outside of society.
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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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That's what culture is based on, the passing down of a certain narrative by imitation.
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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 think you should make music to make music, just to show that you can. That's the opposite of vitality.
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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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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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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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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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When money and fame happen too late, it's like pouring kerosene over a fire of self-loathing.
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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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For me, experimenting involves traditionalism.
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I collaborate a little bit with different aspects of my own mind. I kick my own ass instead of kicking other people's asses.
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