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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.

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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I think people are intimidated by me, and I don't know why. Sometimes even my own bandmates can be intimidated, or irritated, by me.
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Musicians and artists are not... it's not like politicians or something where you can't really affect them. There's not like this separate caste system where it's like, I'm the musician, you're the audience. Never the two shall meet. It was a case where it was like, Hey, you know what? I'm on your level, man.
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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 want to satisfy the listener, exactly. I want to entertain the audience. I want the people to leave the show with the feeling I used to leave shows with when I was young, and I couldn't get over it for another three or four days after it. I just kept reliving the set in my mind.
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I don't have anything to prove.
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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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What could be more experimental than me writing a straight up love song?
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It was like I was asking for attention, but I didn't really want attention.
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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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The sober guy is always going to have this air of arrogance or self-righteousness, but it's not my intention. I just knew that if I drank, I'd have a drinking problem.
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We all come back to our little worlds.
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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.
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I've been going through some personal things that have stirred up a lot of old wounds.
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I'm a really friendly guy, I guess, and I really like meeting people.
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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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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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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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That's what culture is based on, the passing down of a certain narrative by imitation.
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I've been used for writing rhythm guitar chords for a long time because it's so easy to play and chords just sound good on it.
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