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I couldn't name more than a couple of good drum'n'bass acts, and I have no idea what's big in the dance world right now.
John Darnielle
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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
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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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I seem to get the best work when I'm angry and depressed and alienated.
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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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This is why people cry at the movies: because everybody’s doomed. No one in a movie can help themselves in any way. Their fate has already staked its claim on them from the moment they appear onscreen.
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I enjoy hearing people who are good at their instruments and who've found a distinctive voice.
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I get nostalgic about having lived in Ames, Iowa, even though being a vegetarian in Iowa is not fun.
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The possibility of disaster remains horrific to me. Like when you know everything's about to go wrong in a way that's not controllable or knowable.
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Young people like to feel self-righteous, like they're on the right side of things.
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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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