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?" It's easier for me to do stark, moody, pretty stuff, and I have all this pop stuff inside me, but it's a lot more dangerous, and pop is just apt to sound contrived and sort of pedestrian if you're not careful.
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
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 the stuff I listen to is glitchy electronic stuff and stuff with beats.
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
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?" …
It takes me forever to write songs most of the time. - Mark Linkous
It takes me forever to write songs most of the time.
Daniel Johnston is the purist and most unpretentious artist of our generation - Mark Linkous
Daniel Johnston is the purist and most unpretentious artist of our generation
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
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.
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'm f**king pathetic when it comes to being an entertainer. People come because they want to see me have a nervous breakdown.
I never really made much money playing music. It's because I've never really worked with a producer who could make my music sound, I guess, like how … - Mark Linkous
I never really made much money playing music. It's because I've never really worked with a producer who could make my music sound, I guess, like how …
I think maybe I'm trying to forget or not be so conscious about plastic circuitry and just go for the feeling. - Mark Linkous
I think maybe I'm trying to forget or not be so conscious about plastic circuitry and just go for the feeling.
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