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It was like I was asking for attention, but I didn't really want attention.

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Bradford Cox
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: May 15
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Bradford James Cox
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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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When money and fame happen too late, it's like pouring kerosene over a fire of self-loathing.
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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. In my case it's kind of weird because I started out being known more for ambient things and ambiguous music, but what's experimental for me is the more traditional structure. For me, experimenting involves traditionalism.
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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 don't have the capacity to write stuff consciously. When I do, it's really awful.
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