When you're born into a showbiz family, the deck is stacked against you. John Darnielle beardeckfamily Change image and share on social
To me, creative work is labor, like any other kind of labor. It's got value, and it takes your time, and it's useful to people, depending. John Darnielle creativedependkind Change image and share on social
A Cat Stevens record isn't just Cat Stevens' ideas. It's Cat Stevens and all the musicians who play with Cat Stevens, right? John Darnielle catideamusician Change image and share on social
The better I get at writing songs, the harder it seems to be to relate to people. But when I get on stage, I'm extremely happy. John Darnielle extremelyhappyhard Change image and share on social
Life is entirely unthinkable without any of the creative arts, and they're all a continuum - the force in question is creativity, not its mode of expression. John Darnielle artcontinuumcreative Change image and share on social
If I go see a band, and they play, like, zero from any of their old albums, I'm very happy about that. I do not want to see the bands of my youth playing the songs of my youth. I hate that. John Darnielle albumbandhappy Change image and share on social
The best ones - Hulk Hogan believes in Hulkamania. It's not a thing he's selling here. It's real. He knows it's real because he goes to the Mall Of America and everybody goes insane, right? Wrestling is real. Those characters are real. John Darnielle americabelievecharacter share on social
I don't have a favorite drink. I don't do favorites of anything, practically. John Darnielle drinkfavoritepractically Change image and share on social
Sometimes I do 'So Desperate' solo in the middle of the set. I really love to sing that song. John Darnielle desperatelovemiddle Change image and share on social
Most of my interests in terms of writing are dark, so it's discordant how much I try to lock into the vibe of wherever I'm at. Inhabiting the life of the imagination is the nature of survival strategy - you build yourself little worlds to enjoy. John Darnielle builddarkdiscordant share on social