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It makes me envious of anybody who can say truly that they don't care what anybody thinks of what they do, because I care a lot about the people who like my stuff.
John Darnielle
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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
Composer
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Bloomington
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I'll keep making records until I don't have more ideas for records.
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The process of touring is always so weird to me. Once you've made the album, that's over, you move along.
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One way you can get really close to God is to sin as hard as you can.
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I always worry that I'm a dilettante: I know something about lots of things but don't have exhaustive knowledge of much.
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In wrestling, people just throw each other around, possibly actually bleed, and are still friends in the locker room afterwards. But there's a real glee - a feeling goes up in the arena, especially on non-TV days. If it's just people in a room and somebody starts to bleed, that's very exciting.
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You can get into anything if you are determined. I always thought that with music, too.
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Everybody experiences reality in a way that's only true for them.
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I don't celebrate milestones and I don't do anniversary editions. It's not my style to reflect on accomplishments.
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