"That culture, of looking at catchy music as a negative thing, is weird. It has nothing to do with me, or the music I was into growing up. The Stones and the Beatles only tried to write hits. Every Motown song, every Credence Clearwater song - they were trying to write hits."

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Source : "The Black Keys on new album, rabid fans and Lana Del Rey". Interview with Mark Savage, www.bbc.com. May 13, 2014.

Dan Auerbach

#Song Quotes #Growing Up Quotes #Writing Quotes

“In those days Mr. Sherlock Holmes was still living in Baker Street and the Bastables were looking for treasure in the Lewisham Road.”
“The visual arts must communicate to the human spirit, forcing individuals to reflect on themselves and their existence beyond their own self-interest.”
“Everybody who I play always wants to use me, so I always tell them that I'm the only one who knows how to stop Portis, so go ahead.”

Source : Source: www.ign.com
“Plan ahead or find trouble on the doorstep.”
“Whether we change our lives or do nothing, we have responded. To do nothing is to do something.”
“[Working with survivors] it's just a whole different level of concern and that is something that was categorically different working on this film than any other project we had done.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“It [motherhood] has changed absolutely everything. I mean, it's changed my life. I think I've changed as a human being more since I've had Kai than in any other period in my life...It's such an incredible catalyst for growth. I found myself questioning absolutely everything: how I spend my time, how I speak, what kind of projects I work on, how I look at the world.”
“People have a natural tendency to flee to the mountains when things get tough.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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