If people want to write long, rambling, pathetic articles about how sad they are about song titles, have a blast! I’ll be out playing music to a room full of people, having a great time. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
I think that I’ve gotten a lot more relaxed, and I know how to go about getting a sound now. I know what to do to get the vibe right. As an example, when I’m doing vocals, I don’t have six guys sitting out there in the control room, messing around, making faces. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
If a fan approaches me and I feel like they have some kind of agenda, I’m probably gonna get real closed-off and not talk to them. But if I feel a connection with someone, or if I feel a certain trust with somebody, I feel like, ‘You know what, I can open up to this person and tell them about an experience.’ Mark Kozelek Read Quote
I play shows sometimes, and if everything’s connecting, I start blabbing to the audience about anything. Between songs, talking about things in my personal life, or whatever. But there are other situations where I feel a little closed-off. It’s really kind of a day-to-day thing. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
When someone important to you, someone that’s played a big role in your life, when they’re gone… When you write about them or pay tribute to them, you want to do it in a way that’s thoughtful. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
I’m just writing less of my own music lately – I go in and out of phases a lot. Sometimes there are these accidents that just sort of happen, that are kind of waiting around the corner. I guess Modest Mouse was one of them. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
Throughout my life, there’s just periods when I write and periods when I don’t. I don’t feel like anything’s really blocked. It’s just not where things are at right now, and it’s just a matter of time until there’s something going on where I feel compelled to write. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
Writer’s block’ sounds so dramatic and worrisome, and I don’t worry about it. I know deep down that I’m a writer, and it’s just a matter of time until it comes back, and when it does, it’ll be good like it’s always been. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
I could have easily doubled my profit and made two records out of ‘Among the Leaves’, but the songs represented a certain period, and it made sense to get it out there as one piece. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
When you’re a touring musician, you’re always turning over new rocks, and there’s always a certain level of tension in your life. The music business, and the travel that comes with it, is stressful, challenging, redundant, exhausting, exciting, and often very depressing. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
