My music is just about story telling. I don't have much to say, and I'm not trying to change anyone's mind. I'm just singing through conviction about what I love and what I care about, starting with the very small. Sufjan Stevens carechangeconviction share on social
My only concern about art collaborations is that I never thought of myself as an Artist. My tax forms say Musician/Songwriter. Sufjan Stevens artartistcollaboration Change image and share on social
A musician's attempt to summarize his or her work leads to all this prescriptive chatter, or what I call the 'Modifier's Madness.' A lot of adjectives working overtime. Sufjan Stevens adjectiveattemptcall 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've read in a couple stories that I was raised Episcopalian, but that's not true. I think that's just people assuming things. In some ways, I wish I was raised Episcopalian. I was kind of raised hodgepodge. Sufjan Stevens assumecoupleepiscopalian 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
Morals, principles and laws are when faith is reduced to standards and those standards basically just bind us, and we become prejudicial, racist, self-serving when we're guided by these laws... When a developed country uses Christianity in its policies, in government, in maintaining corporate wealth, that's a bastardized rendering of a faith. Sufjan Stevens basicallybastardizebind share on social
I still feel like I have a lot to learn in the realm of sound experimentation, and I think I would like things to get noisier and weirder and more distressed and more aggressive, but I don't know if that's something that would be suitable for public consumption. Sufjan Stevens aggressiveconsumptiondistress 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
I come from a folk tradition where you just dance however you feel comfortable. Sufjan Stevens comfortabledancefeel Change image and share on social