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
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
I always hated 'O Holy Night.' It's so operatic and overwrought. Sufjan Stevens hateholynight Change image and share on social
I remember Detroit feeling really unsafe, feeling scared a lot. Our house was broken into, our car was stolen, we had to get a watchdog, we would get beat up in the street, I had my bike stolen. There was just a lot of real anarchy on the streets and sidewalks. Sufjan Stevens anarchybeatbike share on social
I think musicians should stay off television generally. Sufjan Stevens generallymusicianstay 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
My anxiety level of my own work and what I'm doing and focusing on my art and all of that stuff? That's fundamental. Sufjan Stevens anxietyartfocus 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
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
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
