I always hated 'O Holy Night.' It's so operatic and overwrought. Sufjan Stevens hateholynight 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 musicians should stay off television generally. Sufjan Stevens generallymusicianstay Change image and share on social
I don't really have a domestic inclination. Even my apartment has a semblance of a storage facility. It's just stacks, there are no bookshelves, just books and piles of stamp collections and weird little sewing and knitting projects. Sufjan Stevens apartmentbookbookshelf share on social
You know, I don't think my music is important, I don't think it's changing the world, I don't think it's art. I just think it's music. It is what it is. Sufjan Stevens artchangeimportant Change image and 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
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
I feel like the Internet needs to be disarmed in some way. There needs to be a philosophical undermining of the Internet. We take it too seriously and too literally. For a reference we go to Wikipedia, which is full of inaccuracies and misinformation. It's kind of beautiful - it's all the product of imagination; it's not reality at all. Sufjan Stevens beautifuldisarmfeel share on social
Musicians are often asked to answer for an entire culture, or for an entire movement. It's a process of commodification. It becomes packaged and summarized in a word like 'emo' or 'grunge'... or 'folk music.' I think that's just language itself, trying to understand the mysteries of the world. Sufjan Stevens answeraskcommodification share on social