100 Quotes by Rostam Batmanglij

I'm always making beats, and when I can hear Ezra singing on one of them in my head, I send it to him. That's one of the ways that we've always worked together.

I would hope to make a record that interacts with culture in a macro sense. That is something to aspire to.

Well, the announcement to say that I was no longer a member of Vampire Weekend was something that was in the works for a long time. I knew that it was the right choice for me.

I think that's the only way I know how to write songs, is to think about my life, and also to think about the words at the same time.

I never felt like there were things I couldn't express lyrically in Vampire Weekend. I was always proud of everything that we wrote together.

I thought it would be interesting to play classical music on rock instruments.

I love being able to record in a room that's surrounded by trees.

There are rules that are so blatantly broken on 'Contra,' like structures of harmony and texture.

Radio or no radio, I just like the way records sound when the drums and vocals are loud.