"There's something bigger than improvised music versus pop music versus something else. What actually succeeds in being communicated are human feelings, things that people can latch onto and say, "Yeah, I feel like that sometimes." It can be inspiring or it can be something that keeps you sane when you're not feeling well."
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Source : "Deerhoof". Interview with Joshua Klein, pitchfork.com. January 29, 2007.