Wrestling's a form of expression, and it expresses vastness. John Darnielle expressexpressionform Change image and share on social
People think of me as a nice person because, I think, I have grown into a nice person. John Darnielle grownicepeople Change image and share on social
You want the song to be at least at the same level of goodness throughout. Whereas with something you're doing live, a song dips and rises and that can actually be worked to the song's benefit. John Darnielle benefitdipgoodness Change image and share on social
I think all writing is necessarily autobiographical to a greater or lesser extent, and the less it tries to be confessional, the more likely it is that you're somehow sneaking the things you need to say in there. John Darnielle autobiographicalconfessionalextent share on social
My father would tell me if I wasn't writing in meter verse, it wasn't poetry. John Darnielle fathermeterpoetry Change image and share on social
It's not my style to be thinking about what a record is while I'm making it: I just write songs. John Darnielle makerecordsong Change image and share on social
Touring is just not normal for me. My personality is to never ever talk to people if I can help it. John Darnielle normalpeoplepersonality 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
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
