I realized that, to a large degree, I had kept my rational mind at bay my whole life. I just acted on intuition in terms of how I related to life. At some point, my rational mind started creeping in, and it would not shut up. I finally had to address it and confront it. I think most intelligent people, at a younger age than I have, begin to question some of the fundamental assumptions our society promotes. But me, I just rejected it without even considering it.
Usually, I create tunes that are fragmented. I think the biggest obstacle for people with their creativity is that they feel they have to sit down an… - Jeff Mangum
Usually, I create tunes that are fragmented. I think the biggest obstacle for people with their creativity is that they feel they have to sit down an…
- Jeff Mangum
I do feel like it's so important not to take that for granted - that opportunity to share your ideas with intelligent, beautiful people. - Jeff Mangum
I do feel like it's so important not to take that for granted - that opportunity to share your ideas with intelligent, beautiful people.
I'm trying to find peace in the world, as it is. I'm feeling this sort of slow stripping of my mind, like the layers of an onion. I'm starting to see… - Jeff Mangum
I'm trying to find peace in the world, as it is. I'm feeling this sort of slow stripping of my mind, like the layers of an onion. I'm starting to see…
I would go to bed every night and have dreams about having a time machine and somehow I'd have the ability to move through time and space freely, and… - Jeff Mangum
I would go to bed every night and have dreams about having a time machine and somehow I'd have the ability to move through time and space freely, and…
And one day we will die and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea. But for now we are young; let us lay in the sun and count every beaut… - Jeff Mangum
And one day we will die and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea. But for now we are young; let us lay in the sun and count every beaut…
We consider the animals to be lower, and to me, that makes no sense at all. If you look at a tree or a mushroom or a squirrel, it's perfectly in tune… - Jeff Mangum
We consider the animals to be lower, and to me, that makes no sense at all. If you look at a tree or a mushroom or a squirrel, it's perfectly in tune…
God is a place you will wait for the rest of your life. - Jeff Mangum
God is a place you will wait for the rest of your life.
I think that so much of the creative process is a fragmentary one, and then it's about just allowing your intuition to put it together for you. It's … - Jeff Mangum
I think that so much of the creative process is a fragmentary one, and then it's about just allowing your intuition to put it together for you. It's …
For me, there's a lot of intrinsic mystery and power in folk music, but a lot of people don't perceive that music from around the world as something … - Jeff Mangum
For me, there's a lot of intrinsic mystery and power in folk music, but a lot of people don't perceive that music from around the world as something …
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