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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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Bradford Cox
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: May 15
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I read a lot - surveys of vernacular music. A lot of it is the Harry Smith Anthology of American Folk Music, which I've loved since I was in high school. They had it at the library and I always thought that was interesting, even when I was into punk and stuff. Just the history of storytelling and the amount of melancholy a lot of old music has.
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I'm more into Neil Young and radical honesty.
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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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When money and fame happen too late, it's like pouring kerosene over a fire of self-loathing.
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It was like I was asking for attention, but I didn't really want attention.
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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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It's made me cynical at a young age to see how overlooked certain groups I've admired are.
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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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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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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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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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I'm obsessed with five different things a day. It's like lightbulbs in a Christmas light chain.
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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 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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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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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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For me, experimenting involves traditionalism.
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I always write the first and last song of an album first, and then the middle just kind of happens.
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