“Whoever is born in New York is ill-equipped to deal with any other city: all other cities seem, at best, a mistake, and, at worst, a fraud. No other city is ...
“The ghosts of Manhattan are not the spirits of the propertied classes; these are entombed in their names, their works, their constructions. New York's ghosts...
"Yesterday I was thinking about the whole idea of genius and creative people, and the notion that if you create some magical art, somehow that exempts you from ...
“New York loves expanse. It grows upward and spreads its tentacles outward, the island spilling into adjoining lands through its many bridges and tunnels. A p...
"I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of time gives you perspective on what you recorded and...
“Everything is so strange. You wake up every day in a different city, where people are waiting to see you. The first thing that comes to mind is ‘Who am I? ...
“It is necessary to find one's own way in New York. New York City is not hospitable. She is very big and she has no heart. She is not charming. She is not sym...
“Each neighborhood of (NYC) appeared to be made of a different substance, each seemed to have a different air pressure, a different psychic weight: the brigh...
"From the South South Bronx on out to Queens Bridge. From Hollis Queens right down to Bay Ridge. From Castle Hill to the Lower East Side. From 1010 WINS to L...
“Our first show in New York as Asa Ransom was in someone’s back yard. There’s a great freedom in these kind of events. Anyone can have a show and anyone c...
“We were on tour, and we’d had this idea for a while to have a space to be able to play and live in. We got back to Brooklyn and walked around everywhere ...
“DIY is purely a mode of production and distribution it has nothing to do with what is produced.” There is no grand philosophical consensus as to what const...
"It's interesting to see how the whole industry of indie rock, or the culture of indie rock, has really grown from very humble beginnings. When I was promoting ...
"You definitely lose a lot of perspective. We were in the thick of You Can't Take It With You for so long, I know there were a couple of different times while w...
“In the year 2000 you’re going to have a problem…Leisure time will be a problem in the year 2000. I just want you to realize, I just want to make sure tha...
"The problem is, when I talk about heartbreak or whatever, people want to melt it down to some break-up of a relationship, but it's not about that. If you're a ...
"Take it all back. Life is boring, except for flowers, sunshine, your perfect legs. A glass of cold water when you are really thirsty. The way bodies fit togeth...
"That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind." - Yaslin Bey (Mos Def)...
"A punk is someone who knows how to ask the world uncomfortable questions and does everything possible to make sure the world can't cop out of answering those q...
