Human beings are selfish by nature. Everything that happens to a child, you immediately grab your own child and say, "I will never let that happen to you."
John DarnielleIf you're standing in the middle of a ring and you're playing the villain, and everyone is booing and throwing things at you, that's real.
John DarnielleThe process of touring is always so weird to me. Once you've made the album, that's over, you move along.
John DarnielleI don't really have any position to complain about my job. Yeah, every job has its moments like, "Ah, you know, it's Wednesday." But I'm blessed. I love my work.
John Darnielle