12 Quotes by Tom Scharpling

Creeps get rewarded for being creepy.

I love doing the show more than anything. It’s truly the most satisfying thing creatively that I’ve ever had in my life.

I get so much inspiration from people working hard at music, even though it’s nothing to do with what I do.

My friend Phil Morrison directed a lot of my favorite videos back in the mid- to late-90s – all the Yo La Tengo videos that were funny, a Juliana Hatfield video. He was such an influence with me, and I wanted to do a video the way Phil used to do videos. I did that for Phil.

I keep thinking the bad guys will win in the end and take it all away, but somehow it all seems to keep working.

I always have a lot of respect for people who do things. Even if it’s the worst garbage on earth.

I’m Here All Weak might be the strangest comedy album I have ever heard. But I’ve listened twice, which is more than I listen to 90 percent of all comedy albums, so I think I love it?

The funny thing is just the collision of genres, taking one medium and trying to ram it into another medium, whether it fits or not.

In indie rock, there’s the phenomenon of: “Oh, this guy seems totally normal, but he’s actually crazy.” There’s more of that out there than you’d think.