194 Quotes by Stephen Malkmus

Almost every band has somebody who's the main songwriter and who has a vision, a very clear idea of how a song should be.

I was a kid, I loved music, that was our social thing. That's what we bonded on. That's what my Saturday nights were, looking to see what bands were playing. And some of those people were the coolest people ever. I want to participate in that. And I hope other people feel that and they're like, "Yeah man, this is part of it, this is why I love music."

I don't even think my voice is really good.

If a voice is just too nice, without an edge, it kinda all flows by. You forget it. You don't listen to the lyrics.

I guess the majority of people who want to ban certain musicians are the ones who are so proud of everything America stands for.

I never decided to start singing, to be a singer.

I'm more into describing a scenario and I move around in that scenario.

There's no point that an album should sound like a watered down version of another album.

Well, yeah, I sang to some songs on the radio or in the shower.