"In some songs, like propaganda songs-and don't get me wrong, I love some propaganda songs. They're some of my favorite songs in the world. It's just that I don't enjoy writing it."

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Source : Interview with Joe Tangari, pitchfork.com. October 1, 2007.

Iron & Wine

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“It pleases me to take amateur photographs of my garden, and it pleases my garden to make my photographs look professional.”
“I want to get married again and have kids and even adopt.”
“I want people to know that there is nothing more badass than being yourself.”
“It's upsetting to me that you have to be a millionaire to invest in your friend's start-up.”
“You can't be distracted by the noise of misinformation.”
“I'm not trying to clock scores in this lifetime, it's just that things are better now than they were like five, ten years ago. Music has gotten a lot better. There's a lot of people who are committed to - soulfully.”
“Here's the problem - carbon dioxide doesn't contribute to smog and isn't a health threat. All of this is being done because some people believe carbon dioxide is causing global warming, and that preventing carbon dioxide from entering the air is the only answer. Never mind that there is still an ongoing scientific debate about global warming itself, and that some respected climate scientists believe that methane is a better target, California legislators have locked their sites on carbon dioxide.”
“Cities can be rebuilt, industries can be rebuilt, what really matters are strategy forces, military forces and the cadres leaders, political, military and economic.”

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