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I'm sort of a cavedweller: I miss my house, my yard, my kitchen, my wife. The trees. When I get home, I like to get down into my office neighborhood as soon as I can.
John Darnielle
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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
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Adulthood is interesting to adults. But I would never want to write about stuff I dont feel everybody can connect to.
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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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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.
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You can get into anything if you are determined. I always thought that with music, too.
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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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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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Take dance music: I like enough of it and its history to be able to say a word or two about this or that record, but I'm nobody's authority.
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