Giving up and doing something else (nursing, for me) was exactly what eventually led me to making music that other people wanted to hear.
John DarnielleConservative forces in the South have a lot of power - almost dynastic - dating back many years.
John DarnielleWhen I was a kid, I was a big science fiction fan, but current horror books were harder to get your hands on.
John DarnielleThere are so many ways to respond to music besides feeling like someone's communicating with you. It gives me a charge.
John DarnielleIn wrestling, people just throw each other around, possibly actually bleed, and are still friends in the locker room afterwards. But there's a real glee - a feeling goes up in the arena, especially on non-TV days. If it's just people in a room and somebody starts to bleed, that's very exciting.
John Darnielle