We’re probably a couple of freaks who’ve created their own little universe, are living in our own little world and that’s the only place where we can survive. – Stephen Malkmus
I guess the majority of people who want to ban certain musicians are the ones who are so proud of everything America stands for. – Stephen Malkmus
The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative. – Stephen Malkmus
But, then again, I wouldn’t call myself an indie-rock supporter even if there are some really good bands out there and there will always be some real good new bands. – Stephen Malkmus
If a voice is just too nice, without an edge, it kinda all flows by. You forget it. You don’t listen to the lyrics. – Stephen Malkmus
Lou Reed is something like a personal favorite of mine, but you could always put me into that drawer of singers who can’t really sing, who speak their songs. – Stephen Malkmus
I think the focus of the media changes. At the moment the more electronic stuff like trip-hop was the flavor of the month, just a little while ago. It all depends on the angle, from which point of view you see it. – Stephen Malkmus
I’m not sure if you can blame everything on the American way of life, but the United States are big. So, if you have a lot of people there, the percentage of stupid people is bound to be higher. – Stephen Malkmus
I like that band Get Hustle. They’re cool live. I haven’t heard their records, though. – Stephen Malkmus
What producers did was mostly recording in the studio, so it never changed our sound just that much. – Stephen Malkmus
Almost every band has somebody who’s the main songwriter and who has a vision, a very clear idea of how a song should be. – Stephen Malkmus
We were delighted to have Nigel as a producer. The only problem is that Nigel is so famous that he seems to dominate most interviews without being there. – Stephen Malkmus
There’s no point that an album should sound like a watered down version of another album. – Stephen Malkmus
If you want to be negative about the whole thing you can say all guitar bands after the Beatles were just a waste of time because the Beatles were the best. I think it’s far better to give new records a try. – Stephen Malkmus
