I just started writing stuff to kill time on summer evenings. This is why I'm always telling people who ask me what they need to do to succeed to give up, do something else.
John DarnielleI think I read too much Arthur Conan Doyle when I was young, and got this idea that a gentleman should know a lot about one thing and plenty about most everything else.
John DarnielleI think listening to a lot of Lou Reed when I was a teenager is what encouraged me to just sing however felt good to me.
John Darnielle