Having friends who are records nerds - that's the best thing you can do, have a record-geek friend to take you far.
Devendra BanhartI hate having my photograph taken and I try to keep that in mind when I'm photographing other people. But the best photos that I've taken are the ones when people have forgotten that I'm there. If I'm in a recording studio with a musician, for example, maybe I'm not photographing them in the middle of a take but I can just get that stolen moment of them resting and they glance over to me.
Devendra BanhartThere is something to mystery. You make up this entire world that you fit into because of what the actual music does to you.
Devendra BanhartWhen I go to vote for anything, I always pencil in the proposition to return California and Texas to Mexico. I'm the one person that's voting for that one.
Devendra BanhartI always wanted to move to New York because of the Velvet Underground, because of the picture that they painted of New York City.
Devendra BanhartI've always noticed talking about lyrics is like talking about a duality. It's like a Gemini time every time I talk about one line. Because each line, of course, means different things to different people, millions of interpretations. With me, I always see two sides. I just see things split into two.
Devendra Banhart