Top 34 Quotes by Ezra Koenig

About Ezra Koenig

These are some quotes by American author Ezra Koenig Musician, who was born on April 8, 1984.

All I know for sure is that issues like race, like class, are always best approached with compassion and open-mindedness.

All I know for sure is that issues like race, like class, are always best approached with compassion and open-mindedness.

Ezra Koenig

Sometimes you want to dress a certain way... that doesn't always reflect your pedigree.

Sometimes you want to dress a certain way... that doesn't always reflect your pedigree.

Ezra Koenig

Well, growing up in the '90s, my first true love was ska music.

Well, growing up in the '90s, my first true love was ska music.

Ezra Koenig

Rapping and singing are not two polar opposites. There's so much middle ground. And I think there's a lot of people who find that middle ground.

Rapping and singing are not two polar opposites. There's so much middle ground. And I think there's a lot of people who find that middle ground.

Ezra Koenig

Growing up listening to rap music, you almost feel like you should have haters. That's an important part of being a successful musician. It's a good thing, I guess.

Growing up listening to rap music, you almost feel like you should have haters. That's an important part of being a successful musician. It's a good thing, I guess.

Ezra Koenig

My dad grew up in a working-class Jewish neighbourhood, and I got a scholarship from my dad's union to go to college. I went there to get an education, not as an extension of privilege.

My dad grew up in a working-class Jewish neighbourhood, and I got a scholarship from my dad's union to go to college. I went there to get an education, not as an extension of privilege.

Ezra Koenig

I grew up listening to Jay-Z, and I think the first time I really became obsessed with learning and thinking about lyrics was when I started listening to rap; I was 11, 12, and started becoming aware of music beyond the familiar.

Ezra Koenig

It's pretty cool that people will pay for something even though they don't have to. It's totally different now to back in the day. Now you're paying for a record because you believe in the band. In the future that will be the only time people will pay for albums, because there's some kind of connection.

Ezra Koenig

I go to great pains to find the best yogurt and granola.

I go to great pains to find the best yogurt and granola.

Ezra Koenig

You can be 24 and continue to live like you're at college, or even continue to live like you're in high school. Or you can put on a shirt and tie and pretend to be an adult.

You can be 24 and continue to live like you're at college, or even continue to live like you're in high school. Or you can put on a shirt and tie and pretend to be an adult.

Ezra Koenig

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