Fiction has always been a thorn in my side, because I've always wanted to be a writer but I can't seem to really do it.
Sufjan StevensThere's such a magnitude of record taking. It's so exhaustive. Bandwidth and hard drive space are able to accommodate limitless capacities to take a record of anything and everything.
Sufjan StevensThat's really where my heart is, unfortunately - I'm less interested in songwriting and more into just making noise.
Sufjan StevensThere's a sense of urgency in understanding that your body is not really your own. We can control it to a certain extent through habits and good behavior, but there's so much we don't have control of.
Sufjan StevensI think that music has always been restricted to media. The LP is an antiquated form, and the CD is now an antiquated form, and there's no sense grieving. Music is forever, there will always be songs. It's exciting that we're not limited to the media any more. I don't hold a precious view of my work, that it exists outside of social constructs or the confines of a platform.
Sufjan Stevens