Lou Barlow : (3) " People in the Midwest, there’s a lot of regional pride and a lot more, like, fake positivity – ‘That’s great – you’re awesome!’ " - Lou Barlow " I don’t really have friends in general. I never have. I didn’t go to college and didn’t have friends in high school. " - Lou Barlow " Most of the times that I’ve written break-up songs, it’s been different because I was always trying to get back to something: get back to a situation or talk my way or sing my way back into the relationship. " - Lou Barlow