53 Quotes by Bradford Cox

People say ‘I don’t want to die alone!’ But you know what, honestly? I don’t want to die with a bunch of people looking at me.

People roll their eyes and say, “Oh god, he’s not rich or famous.” I say it’s relative. I mean, look at me: I’m 115 pounds and I grew up without money. To me, I’m rich because I don’t have to worry about paying rent. I don’t think about money now.

I’m tired of watching attractive people trying to be ugly, struggling for authenticity. Why not be yourself?

That’s what culture is based on, the passing down of a certain narrative by imitation.

I refuse to put myself into a situation in which I have to face some kind of “I’m losing it” kind of thing. I’m not “losing it”; it’s changed. What it is is changing.

The sober guy is always going to have this air of arrogance or self-righteousness, but it’s not my intention. I just knew that if I drank, I’d have a drinking problem.

In reality, I’ve probably got the lowest self-esteem of anybody I know, which has really been rubbed in my face lately in personal situations.

Everything I do is 100% automation, which means I’m just doing it live.

I see a lot of people doing an “‘80s thing” who weren’t even born until the ’90s.