Stephen Malkmus Quotes

A good voice isn't so important. It's more important to sound really unique.
Stephen Malkmus

Good, Important, Unique

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

Life, Stupid, Everything

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

Idea, Song, Vision

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

Good, Real, Again

I don't even think my voice is really good.
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

Everything, America, Proud

I like that band Get Hustle. They're cool live. I haven't heard their records, though.
Stephen Malkmus

Cool, Live, Though

I never decided to start singing, to be a singer.
Stephen Malkmus

Start, Singing, Singer

I really do think everybody can sing.
Stephen Malkmus

Everybody, Sing

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

Focus, Moment, While

I'm more into describing a scenario and I move around in that scenario.
Stephen Malkmus

Around, Move, Describing

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

Nice, Forget, Voice

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

Time, Best, Give

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

Put, Speak, Personal

The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative.
Stephen Malkmus

Different, Songs, Lyrics

There's no point that an album should sound like a watered down version of another album.
Stephen Malkmus

Down, Another, Point

We always did our own mixing.
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

Famous, Problem, Seems

We're not on a desperate mission to write chart compatible stuff.
Stephen Malkmus

Write, Stuff, Desperate

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

Living, Place, Universe

Well, yeah, I sang to some songs on the radio or in the shower.
Stephen Malkmus

Songs, Radio, Yeah

What producers did was mostly recording in the studio, so it never changed our sound just that much.
Stephen Malkmus

Sound, Changed, Studio

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Nationality: American

Born: May 30, 1966

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