I wasn't raised super-poor, but my parents got divorced, and my mother didn't have much money. Even now if I have a cake, I'll eat it slowly, and I save most of the money I have. Patrick Carney cakedivorceeat Change image and share on social
The Midwest breeds funny, eccentric people, to varying degrees. You play shows not because you're expecting to get a record deal, but to do something fun outside of mowing lawns. Everything else is just gravy... Or mustard. Patrick Carney breeddealdegree share on social
A lot of people see a Nissan ad and they see a finished product in a record store or on iTunes and that's the face of the band. Patrick Carney bandfacefinish Change image and share on social
I had this fascination with four-track recorders when I was in high school. Patrick Carney fascinationhighrecorder Change image and share on social
If you can't play guitar and sing in Nashville, you might as well just be a construction worker. Patrick Carney constructionguitarnashville Change image and share on social
Through the history of rock n' roll, you see lots of bands making the mistake of putting on the tights when they get to arenas. Don't do that. Patrick Carney arenabandhistory Change image and share on social
I imagine if Spotify becomes something that people are willing to pay for, then I'm sure iTunes will just create their own service, and they're actually fair to artists. Patrick Carney artistcreatefair Change image and share on social
I was real into Devo, Pavement, Captain Beefheart, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Patrick Carney beefheartbluecaptain Change image and share on social
I'm trying to write a TV show. Ideally it would be just a reality-TV show, getting the guy who played Eddie Winslow and Kirk Cameron to live in a house. The Jehovah's Witnesses would come to the house a lot or something like that. I kind of like the idea of Scientologists and Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses trying to convert Kirk Cameron. Patrick Carney cameronconverteddie share on social
And once the music is out there, when you're selling a record and selling music and people are going to do whatever they want with it, it's kind of hard to resist certain opportunities, especially in the record market now. Patrick Carney hardkindmarket share on social