The Fall was super powerful to me because of their covers. They were intimidating. I bought ‘This Nation’s Saving Grace’ when it came out in 1985, and there was something about it that made me nervous. It terrified me. James Murphy Read Quote
With a computer, you have access to so many drum sounds and samples that your snare drum will be unrelated harmonically to your kick drum. James Murphy Read Quote
Warhol had resonance because it was high art and low art. And you could argue about it endlessly. James Murphy Read Quote
After being in a ‘professional rock ensemble,’ there’s a great joy in making music with friends, without any release plan. James Murphy Read Quote
A lot of the time, you compromise., which is fine – it’s part of not being totally insane. James Murphy Read Quote
I’ve been to Manchester enough to know it’s a real place. It’s not Factory Records and the Smiths bicycling around. I get it. It’s a modern city. James Murphy Read Quote
I’m kind of stunned by hip-hop and R&B’s embrace of what is essentially early-to-mid-Nineties Euro pop. James Murphy Read Quote
I know it seems like LCD Soundsystem sold millions and millions of records, but we didn’t. I’m not a wealthy person. James Murphy Read Quote
