There's always a chance, a goal to make something different and get it right, finally.
Stephen MalkmusI feel the most natural thing is for music to come that way because it's sort of like poetry. Though I do think with poets that I like, like Charles Olson or Ezra Pound, they were rewriting constantly, until the poem becomes a diamond.But with music I don't really feel that way.
Stephen MalkmusI just imagine that every song in and of itself is great, but when you add them all up, it's too much of me maybe.
Stephen MalkmusTraditionally, when we lived here [in Portland], we have a record player in the living room, and there's lots of stuff playing, all different kinds of music. I don't listen to any of those Internet radio things. I have iTunes on my thing, but I've never bought a single thing on it. Except for "Call Me Maybe," for the kids or whatever. Carly Rae Jepsen.
Stephen Malkmus