I've been trying to challenge myself to be more explicit. I've always liked punk rock and Sonic Youth. I make that music privately, but I've never released it. Sufjan Stevens challengeexplicithave Change image and share on social
Audacity is central to everything I do. A lot of times I think my work is about just seeing if I can get away with it. Sufjan Stevens audacitycentrallot Change image and share on social
Public school felt like prison - cinderblock walls, fluorescent lights, metal lockers. It was so sterile and unstimulating. Sufjan Stevens cinderblockfeltfluorescent Change image and share on social
I think I get a lot of ideas from when I was a kid, listening to Casey Kasem's 'American Top 40.' Sufjan Stevens americancaseyidea Change image and share on social
In third grade, I had to an oral report on the state of Oregon. I brought up Big Foot sightings, and I remember there was an argument about whether or not Big Foot was valid history. Ever since then I've been thinking about how subjective history is. Sufjan Stevens argumentbigbring share on social
Pop music is so structured, and I'm excited to try and challenge that in my own work. Sufjan Stevens challengeexcitemusic Change image and share on social
The best fiction is geared towards conflict. We learn most about our characters through tension, when they are put up against insurmountable obstacles. This is true in real life. Sufjan Stevens characterconflictfiction Change image and share on social
It's traumatic to meditate on the availability of information through the Internet, or the way we perceive the world as a result. People don't experience things totally or viscerally anymore. It's all through representation, be it a record on YouTube or a post on a blog. Sufjan Stevens anymoreavailabilityblog share on social
I wouldn't mind being popular in other ways, but not with music. Sufjan Stevens mindmusicpopular Change image and share on social
It's hard to reconcile my personal beliefs with an entire institution like the Church or the Republicans. Or with people within those political persuasions who have such different ideologies but confess the same things I confess spiritually. Sufjan Stevens beliefchurchconfess share on social
