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An acceptance of your cultural inheritance, and at the same time a dislike of it, is a building block of good art.

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The whole idea of civilization as an understandable narrative is a bit nuts. It's the most problematic of delusions.

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You don't expect people to go, "music has just been reinvented!" But the hope is that people won't say, "this is the most boring cliché. " I mean, that's one of my pursuits, is trying to not become a cliché, or get stuck in that. But even that's a cliché in itself! It's difficult! But I think it's worth it. . . . It's a real vicious circle there.

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Ten people who are into our music is better than three hundred people who are just standing there.

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Tour is disgusting, actually, I have no idea how people do it. Your brain would go to rot, unless you really, really worked hard at making sure it didn't.

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It's pretty awesome to be in a band with your wife! The tour, it beats you down, and we can just share that, and sometimes revel in the experience. If she wasn't here, or she was just here as a civilian, she maybe would feel uncomfortable.

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