What's funny is that people think, "Well there has to be something more than wrestling, because wrestling has such an absurd quality to it." But if you tell a love story, people don't ask what else is in there. They say, "Oh, it's just a love story." All stories have many levels, but these ones show their hand and say, "You might want to look a little deeper."
John DarnielleThere's this idea that there was a point in our childhood when we were in some way better than we are now and we should try to hang on to that.
John DarnielleWhat's funny is that people think, "Well there has to be something more than wrestling, because wrestling has such an absurd quality to it." But if you tell a love story, people don't ask what else is in there. They say, "Oh, it's just a love story." All stories have many levels, but these ones show their hand and say, "You might want to look a little deeper."
John DarnielleThe process of touring is always so weird to me. Once you've made the album, that's over, you move along.
John DarnielleFrom a very young age, I was the kind of kid you can just put anywhere and I'd still find stuff to be stoked about.
John DarnielleIn the present political situation, it's an interesting phenomenon to look at: what is the appeal of an autocratic leader? Why do people want somebody who yells at them? For most of us, that's so hard to understand. Who wants that? I think there are a lot of people for whom that fulfills some kind of need.
John Darnielle