It was never the goal to be a solo performer. It was just something that made the most sense at the time.

- Dan Deacon

I think living in Baltimore and being a part of the community and trying to be part of as many communities as possible within the city, the best thin…

- Dan Deacon

You know, most people called rap stupid when it started, and it was one of the most innovative music forms of its time.

- Dan Deacon

It's weird how people hate getting older.

- Dan Deacon

For the last three years, I've been working on 'Bromst,' and that's all that encompassed my brain. And now that it's out, it will change the way that…

- Dan Deacon

If you've become a huge act and you're still doing the same music you wrote with your friends when you were making zero dollars, you're lazy.

- Dan Deacon

I throw ideas out into the open when I really should just be writing them down in a journal.

- Dan Deacon

I've since become really good at overwhelming myself.

- Dan Deacon

Obviously, selling out is an issue but it's almost like an uncanny valley where you can be pretty unpopular for a while but you'll have die-hard fans…

- Dan Deacon