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
I am permanently a student of people who make great songs, but besides sort of learning by absorption, I just love listening to music, hearing what's going on, hearing new things or new old things. John Darnielle absorptiongreathear Change image and share on social
I know the Bible pretty well. I'm not one of those guys who can immediately start quoting every book, but usually I know where to look to find certain themes. John Darnielle biblebookfind Change image and share on social
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