I think I am a religious person just by nature. I think I sort of view everything through the lens of some inner undying thing in people that drives them to act as they do or to feel ashamed of not acting in some other way. John Darnielle actashameddrive share on social
I love Joan Didion, but I love her writing. I don't think meeting her could solve my problems or make me understand the world better. John Darnielle didionjoanlove Change image and share on social
I watched 'Fame,' and I just love the choreography. It just gives me a place to be in another zone. John Darnielle choreographyfamelove Change image and share on social
People do all sorts of things impulsively and follow those impulses into strange places. John Darnielle followimpulseimpulsively Change image and share on social
I got a promo of 'Nichts Muss' in what would have been 2002 or 2003 and fell totally in love with it after listening to it on an airplane that took me to Australia via Taipei and Kuala Lumpur. John Darnielle airplaneaustraliafall Change image and share on social
Younger songwriters will ask me, 'What did you do?' And it's like, 'Well, I worked a day job, and I didn't stake anything. I didn't quit my day job. I didn't have any hopes at all. I just did the thing that I believed in, and I waited a long time.' John Darnielle believedayhope 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
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
At 23, you can completely, literally reinvent yourself if you want to. John Darnielle completelyliterallyreinvent Change image and share on social
