In my experience, people looking for progress aren’t actually looking to move things forward. They’re looking to be perceived in a certain way: as a forward thinker. It’s about vanity rather than any altruistic motives for the art. James Murphy Read Quote
When given the opportunity to fail myself or fail someone else, I choose to fail myself. James Murphy Read Quote
I’ve watched too many artists in my life forget how good the things they used to do were. James Murphy Read Quote
Somebody’s Calling Me’ was written in my sleep, and the original was just the piano and the beat and the singing. James Murphy Read Quote
Titles are relatively arbitrary to me; they take on meanings that aren’t really my meanings. ‘Sound Of Silver’ was just, like, I made the studio silver, and I wanted the record to sound ‘more silver.’ James Murphy Read Quote
I’m really focused and obsessed with writing things that are specific. I don’t like big rock lyrics – I find them infuriating. James Murphy Read Quote
Making ‘Sound of Silver’ was very emotional at times, where I just hated making that record. James Murphy Read Quote
Subway Symphony is a little idea I had to change the sound of the subway turnstiles into different pieces of music, depending on what station you’re entering. James Murphy Read Quote
