Mark Kozelek : (7)

" Artists have kids, mortgages, or drug habits, and they got to do what they got to do. But reforming and the reunion stuff isn’t me. I’m a ‘moving forward’ person. " - Mark Kozelek

" When someone important to you, someone that’s played a big role in your life, when they’re gone… When you write about them or pay tribute to them, you want to do it in a way that’s thoughtful. " - Mark Kozelek

" My most successful album happened back in the mid-’90s, pre-Internet times, with ‘Songs For A Blue Guitar.’ We were supported by Island Records; we toured a lot. Songs were licensed to TV commercials and movies. " - Mark Kozelek

" My perspective is so much different now, being 41. The main difference between now and then is just realizing that your time will come to an end – and that it might not be far away. You see your face change, see the gray hairs sprouting up. When you’re 24, you worry about the day you’ll turn 40. " - Mark Kozelek

" Even on tour, I spend two hours a night singing songs and the rest of the time staring at the back of people’s heads on airplanes, some fat guy coughing on me. " - Mark Kozelek

" I found Jerusalem to be a tourist trap. I hope that I don’t offend anyone by saying that. " - Mark Kozelek

" I think that I’ve gotten a lot more relaxed, and I know how to go about getting a sound now. I know what to do to get the vibe right. As an example, when I’m doing vocals, I don’t have six guys sitting out there in the control room, messing around, making faces. " - Mark Kozelek