96 Quotes by St. Vincent

I remember looking at the sky and thinking that the universe is so big and it’s all chaos. I call it ‘the dark fear.’ At any moment, the dark fear could come in.

I’ve been watching a lot of Joan Didion interviews on YouTube. I love her. My drummer has gotten me into looking at Terence McKenna interviews.

It is absolutely necessary, both for our advancement and the salvation of others, to follow always and in all things the beautiful light of faith.

I’m unqualified to do anything other than music.

I only listen to my own music when I’m playing an hour-and-half set each night. I don’t put it on recreationally.

I’m supportive of women, absolutely, and it’s so gratifying to have girls come up and say, ‘I’m really inspired by your guitar playing.’ I mean no disrespect to the sisterhood, but musically I feel more drawn to things like Dirty Projectors, the National and Grizzly Bear.

I’ve always been pretty ravenous about pop culture, highbrow and lowbrow.

I’ve been so entwined with technology since I was about 15, recording myself and multitracking and producing things on my own.

I’ve always wanted to make music like people write plays, so I was inspired by writers as much as musicians.