Wrestlers give their bodies to their work. I don't know if I like the word 'crazy' here. What I would say is there are people who have a different relationship to their bodies than most people. John Darnielle bodycrazygive Change image and share on social
Metal has its own code of cool, but it's not really trying to be cool. And that was very refreshing to me, that metal is very much about expressing something that seems awesome to you even if, at the time, much of the world was going to mock and reject it. John Darnielle awesomecodecool share on social
One of the great things about wrestling is how it interrogates this silly idea that you have one authentic self. John Darnielle authenticgreatidea Change image and share on social
I was writing poetry, and the Mountain Goats was an outgrowth of that. John Darnielle goatmountainoutgrowth Change image and share on social
I'm finding things out about myself as a person - as a writer - as I write, and so are the people who listen to what I do. But they have this additional aspect of how they take the stuff that I do, and so it broadens the work, and it creates this strange connection. John Darnielle additionalaspectbroaden share on social
Your intelligence doesn't override your desire to destroy yourself. John Darnielle desiredestroyintelligence Change image and share on social
I get nostalgic about having lived in Ames, Iowa, even though being a vegetarian in Iowa is not fun. But I really love Durham more than any place I've ever been; some small towns can be really provincial and strangling, but Durham is the best city in the world. John Darnielle amescitydurham share on social
You always feel like your 18-year-old self in some sense. And that's what walking through New York on a June evening feels like - you feel like it's Friday, and you're 17 years old. John Darnielle evenfeelfelt Change image and share on social
Songs are often character studies. John Darnielle charactersongstudy Change image and share on social
At 23, you can completely, literally reinvent yourself if you want to. John Darnielle completelyliterallyreinvent Change image and share on social
