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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.

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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It was like I was asking for attention, but I didn't really want attention.
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I'm a really friendly guy, I guess, and I really like meeting people.
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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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I've always said I write albums I don't write random songs and then sort them out.
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I have really low self-esteem, and it's not easy for me to put myself on an album cover.
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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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The Internet nowadays is all sensationalism, and it's just terrifying when you're actually experiencing it as a person.
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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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