72 Quotes by Matt Berninger

A lot of my lyrics are approximate meaning without me knowing why they sound right.

Lyrics need to be good, but they don't need to be obvious right away.

My favourite store? Seize Sur Vingt in New York. They make most of my suits, and they are really cool people.

Sometimes you have to wear what you want.

Usually, writing lyrics for me is like bleeding drop by drop from the forehead.

At first, when 'Boxer' came out, people were a little let down, and we worried that it might be the end for us. But then it began to grow on people. 'Boxer' bought us our creative freedom.

A lot of the lyrics I write involve images that just swing the song in a way that feels really good to me and there isn't a literal explanation. They're not riddles for the listener to solve.

Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave know best. Although I wear a lot of jeans, I've been told that Nick Cave doesn't own a pair and wouldn't be caught dead in denim.

The same song can have drastically different feels and personalities just by changing some minor things. A different drumbeat or some vocal overdub could completely transform the song.