James Murphy : (6) " The more you are like me, the less interested in my band you are. " - James Murphy " I think I’m designed to regret everything. " - James Murphy " I was into punk rock my whole life. I never listened to the Eagles. I never listened to things that were getting Grammys. So getting a Grammy nomination wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t meaningful. " - James Murphy " There are some people who are just plain great at making music. That’s not who I am. " - James Murphy " When given the opportunity to fail myself or fail someone else, I choose to fail myself. " - James Murphy " I started playing in my first band when I was 12. I like to date myself by saying I was in a New Age band when it wasn’t ironic; it was actually called new wave because it was new. " - James Murphy