I just don't think people listen. I mean, they can't listen to a whole album closely without checking their iPhone or wanting to skip to their favorite song, or putting something else on, practically. That's why the zone out is a good thing.
Stephen MalkmusI'm thinking, I'm singing like Ozzy Osbourne, but I don't sound like him enough, ever.
Stephen MalkmusI think it's just entertainment for people that are interested in the form. To sing along to and be psyched by.
Stephen MalkmusThere's probably a certain confidence in your voice, or something, that is validated. You know what I mean? I'm just imagining if people didn't already say that you were cool, that you'd [have] more doubt in what you're doing. That's not so conscious, but that's part of my cosmology now.
Stephen Malkmus