111 Quotes by Lou Barlow

It's kind of crazy how music helped me overcome the anxieties that I have.

I put all my big revelations into songs when I was in my 20s; as you get older, revelations are harder to come by.

I don't know if i have a 'take' on L.A. The music community is enormous, from the studio musicians to the bands trying to 'make it' to the indie bands... so many bands... it can be overwhelming. But it seems healthy.

I'll figure something out by writing a song about it.

I like to collaborate with other people for studio recordings because I believe collaboration, in any form, makes music better.

Worry is a big part of my life. I definitely worry a lot.

Most of the times that I've written break-up songs, it's been different because I was always trying to get back to something: get back to a situation or talk my way or sing my way back into the relationship.

Everybody talking about being afraid of being boring is boring. You have to go for the real substance of life after awhile.

Coming back to Dinosaur Jr. and actually writing songs for the band was really intense for me.