I would just imagine there's a criticism for just about everything, if you want to take something down. No one's invincible. The Jicks are a work in progress and we don't think everything we do is the bee's knees or something, we're just trying our best to get turned on by what we're doing.
Stephen MalkmusThere's no point that an album should sound like a watered down version of another album.
Stephen MalkmusIf you have no shame, and itโs your goal to get people into bed, how much higher could your success rate possibly be?
Stephen MalkmusFamily is the best. I can honestly say, it's a gift that is beyond making art. I didn't know that when I got into it.
Stephen MalkmusWhat we're doing now, it's usually more based on records that I've bought or a projection of what I can do well now and the inner dynamics of playing with the people I'm playing with, Janet Weiss and Joanna Bolme, what we come up with. What works for us doesn't, like, have that much relation to the past.
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