I really don't have an ear for pitch. I can't sing at all, I can't hum melodies and I can't write riffs.
Patrick CarneyFast food is the one thing everyone can relate to. It's depressing, but also interesting, that people desire to eat the same sandwich in every single city in the world. But the biggest bummer is when you see a Subway in Berlin. Just devastating.
Patrick CarneyWhen no one's buying your records, it's easy to justify selling a song. But once you start selling records, you can't really justify having two songs in Cadillac commercials. It looks greedy. And it is greedy. This whole music thing should be about music.
Patrick CarneyOne day you look out and the audience consists of 65,000 people. It's like looking in the mirror and one day you realise you've gone grey.
Patrick CarneyThere is so much good music in the U.S. and there is just a small section that gets recognised at the Grammys.
Patrick CarneyI can totally identify with the younger kids. I'll never do what Jon Spencer did to me when I was 16, though. I made a tape with my friends and I put it onstage right near his mic stand by the pedal board and he pulled it out with his foot, kicked it to the center of the stage, looked me in the eye and stomped it to pieces.
Patrick Carney