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Not everybody relates to pain, but if you can watch other people playacting it, you can absorb some of that vibe. It's like watching horror movies - you want to have the experience, but in a safe environment.
John Darnielle
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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
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Giving up and doing something else (nursing, for me) was exactly what eventually led me to making music that other people wanted to hear.
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Everybody is in various states of needing to transcend something. I believe in mental health care, but when we call people crazy, we exclude them from our circle.
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The only people who are afraid of file sharing are the people whose albums are so dull presentation-wise that nobody cares about owning the actual finished product, and the people who have so little connection to their listeners that said listeners have no reason to care whether the artists they like are getting reimbursed for their efforts.
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I just started writing stuff to kill time on summer evenings. This is why I'm always telling people who ask me what they need to do to succeed to give up, do something else.
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I'm not really a goal-oriented guy. I started doing the Mountain Goats just for the sheer hell of it.
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Conservative forces in the South have a lot of power - almost dynastic - dating back many years.
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From a very young age, I was the kind of kid you can just put anywhere and I'd still find stuff to be stoked about.
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Do every stupid thing that makes you feel alive.
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