I want to make sure people know I don't think I have any magic powers. I just have a story that I share. John Darnielle magicmakepeople Change image and share on social
Sometimes I feel very young, and other times I feel like the side of a ship that's got a bunch of layers of mussels and barnacles on it. John Darnielle barnaclebunchfeel Change image and share on social
This is why improvisational music and comedy is so inspiring: You are seeing something being born, and that energy, there is no substitute for. These songs, most of them, are about a minute old when you hear them. John Darnielle bearcomedyenergy share on social
You always feel like your 18-year-old self in some sense. And that's what walking through New York on a June evening feels like - you feel like it's Friday, and you're 17 years old. John Darnielle evenfeelfelt Change image and share on social
I write for a lot of places, so I'm on a lot of promo lists. John Darnielle listlotplace Change image and share on social
I think 'The Sunset Tree' is really the album on which I really learned to trust other musicians, which is so important. John Darnielle albumimportantlearn Change image and share on social
It usually happens that I have multiple different projects going on at once, and one can be referencing the other. John Darnielle multipleprojectreference Change image and 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
Wrestling is like any form of drama or pretty much any form of entertainment - some people understand this about forms of entertainment really intuitively when they're younger, and others would have to be really not very intelligent for a long time until we realize that every human mood is an art. John Darnielle artdramaentertainment share on social
Readings are more like weaving a tapestry. Possibly people are getting a cathartic release - but music is physical. Music pummels you. It's got a beat; it's loud. Whereas this is more cerebral. John Darnielle beatcatharticcerebral Change image and share on social