NME’ and ‘Melody Maker’ were saying I was the next Lou Reed or Van Morrison. So, everyone has their own version as to when the height of my career was. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
A friend of mine passed away unexpectedly at the very end of making ‘Ghosts’, someone who had been as close to me as someone could get, someone who was far too young. But I couldn’t really sing about it for a long time – not in the way I would have wanted to. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
When I was young, a gatefold album by ‘Pink Floyd’ or ‘Led Zeppelin’ was something to get excited about, something you longed for. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
Red House Painters were doing cover songs before our first record deal. I remember live shows where we did an AC/DC song; I think we did ‘Send In The Clowns’ by Judy Collins. We did ‘The Star Spangled Banner,’ which came out on our third record. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
If you’re 25, I could see how you could be tricked into thinking ‘Benji’ is my most successful record, but I’ve been doing this long before online magazines existed. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
My perspective is so much different now, being 41. The main difference between now and then is just realizing that your time will come to an end – and that it might not be far away. You see your face change, see the gray hairs sprouting up. When you’re 24, you worry about the day you’ll turn 40. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
I don’t have anything to prove as a writer anymore. I write about Panera Bread or Red Lobster or Satan or Richard Ramirez or whatever comes to mind. I just write. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
That ‘Rollercoaster’ album cover was very prophetic in its own way. My career has been a rollercoaster of highs and lows. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
When you have to pass through a couple of kids with Uzis on your way out of Jerusalem, you don’t forget those images. Getting out of your comfort zone is healthy. It’s one thing to hear about how things work in other countries, but it’s another thing to be there. Mark Kozelek Read Quote
I see myself more like a novelist or a polygamist than a musician in terms of my output. Mark Kozelek Read Quote