I think the self is complicated, that at various times we are all various people, and wrestling actually does a lot with that. You have things like heel turns where a person goes from being a good guy to a bad guy. John Darnielle badcomplicategood share on social
You get this really cool groove when you're playing just piano, bass, and drums where everyone's sort of feeling each other's space, which is the only way to put it, but it really is true, and everyone's sort of sitting in their own pocket. It's kind of jazz-like. John Darnielle bascooldrum share on social
For years, I've written narrators who aren't gender-identified. When I do autobiographical stuff, that's different, obviously. But I've always tried to keep my songs as potentially not a man's thing. John Darnielle autobiographicalgenderhave Change image and share on social
Adulthood is interesting to adults. But I would never want to write about stuff I don't feel everybody can connect to. John Darnielle adultadulthoodconnect Change image and share on social
My strongest hope is for a cameo as a band playing in a club visited by the detectives on 'Law & Order: SVU' during the course of an investigation, maybe during sound check, or something, so they can force us to stop playing while they question the sound guy. John Darnielle bandcameocheck share on social
I think youth will always be connected to the strongest music at the time because... I don't want to use the word 'tribal,' but there was this sort of familial affiliation that people would feel with the music they were listening to. John Darnielle affiliationconnectfamilial share on social
People like to say how much they like stuff, but with 'The Sunset Tree,' people shared stories about what it meant for them. And that stuff's so humbling and amazing. John Darnielle amazehumblemean Change image and share on social
For me, fiction isn't very cathartic. It can be a broad, long catharsis, but it's a whole different thing - whereas music is physical. Essentially, it goes in through your ear. Fiction is cerebral, necessarily. It can do emotional stuff. But they don't really compare - not for me. John Darnielle broadcatharsiscathartic share on social
I was a huge comic book fan. It's weird because the era of 'Marvel' I was into turns out to be very important in the long run, but it's not the one that anybody romanticizes. John Darnielle bookcomicera Change image and share on social
One or two people have named their children after characters in my songs. That's pretty intense. John Darnielle characterchildintense Change image and share on social
