148 Quotes by Justin Vernon

I told myself I never wanted to rent again. Even though it’s a battle, I’m lucky cause I’m living in a cheaper part of the country. I just told myself I’m never going to do this again. I’m never gonna work, I’m never going to pay somebody rent again. I’m never going to sign another lease at least.

I don’t want the big flashing lights and red carpet, like, “Here comes another Bon Iver album!” I just want it to be my bedroom-y thing. But that’ll take a while to figure out.

It was all the things I wanted my music to be, but yet it wasn’t grand and it wasn’t obtuse – it wasn’t overshooting, it wasn’t undershooting, it was precise. The lyrics and the way that I was able to extract and excavate emotion within me.

I’ve stolen music before, I don’t know anyone who hasn’t. But if you’re gonna do that, I want you to be able to have an opportunity to know the real lyrics because I really hate it when people put up wrong lyrics online.

I’m trying to be like, “Hey, dude, you’re super happy, this is everything you’ve ever dreamed of – if you don’t have somebody to hold hands with right now, everything’s going to be OK, bro.”

I can’t see myself – I’m not really looking so far ahead in the future. I know that I kind of need to live in the country even though I’m not – my house isn’t in the country right now. I bought a house, like a really tiny, cheap house in Wisconsin.

Real person. real name. I won’t divulge too much, but it’s not a fake name. And it’s not a fake person. I guess that’s the best answer I can say: It’s not a fake name and it’s not a fake person. But it’s not her real name and it’s not a real person either.

You never have to change your scene because you’re always comfortable with evolving.

More and more into natural feelings rather than convoluted feelings or tastemaking or what have you. You always need critique, rock critics, but you can’t take away people’s taste. People are starting to, very slowly, do their own thing.