I'm f**king pathetic when it comes to being an entertainer. People come because they want to see me have a nervous breakdown.

- Mark Linkous

I hate the sound of my own voice. It's just up there, sort of naked and exposed. Live is hard, because on my records, I play almost everything on a l…

- Mark Linkous

A lot of the stuff I listen to is glitchy electronic stuff and stuff with beats.

- Mark Linkous

A lot of that I base on, "Is it still going to sound interesting and fresh to me in five years, am I going to be embarrassed by this in five years?" …

- Mark Linkous

It takes me forever to write songs most of the time.

- Mark Linkous

Daniel Johnston is the purist and most unpretentious artist of our generation

- Mark Linkous

I've been trying to write really simple songs to make them sound like they're coming out of a satellite that's crashing into a gas giant or something.

- Mark Linkous

When people want me to sign records they usually always have Vivadixie[submarinetransmissions], and I think that's a lot of people's favorite record.…

- Mark Linkous

I think maybe I'm trying to forget or not be so conscious about plastic circuitry and just go for the feeling.

- Mark Linkous