I wrote 'Healthy Sick,' from our first LP, when I was 19. I'll happily play it till I'm 91 because it always… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
I don't focus on one thing. I play guitar and bass and keyboards and drums, but I never stay on anything long… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Every show I play is like a little celebration of something in my life that has gone really well. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Literally everything I do is either write songs and play music, or I'm immersed in my domestic life. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
At 12 or 13, I picked up a guitar because my mother made me learn how to play. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
To be doing interviews in 2006 for a band I was kicked out of in 1989 - a band that I never… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Some people play steel string beautifully, but I'm not exactly a world-class picker. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
From when I young, a lot of the things I grappled with, with instruments, was how large they were. When someone places… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
NYC is a wonderland full of passionate music fans. Once I got over being intimidated by rock critics and finicky hipsters, I… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
When I first started writing songs, I did play with my fingers, and I had these kind of weird strums. There's, like,… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
'Brace the Wave' is an acoustic-electric record recorded with electricity on analog-digital and digitally-analog equipment. — Lou Barlow Copy Share
I like to collaborate with other people for studio recordings because I believe collaboration, in any form, makes music better. — Lou Barlow Copy Share
I enjoy Dinosaur for what it is. It's a unique band that has a unique chemistry. — Lou Barlow Copy Share
I look forward to so many things about going to Japan. The shows are early. It's great! They're really early, so it helps make… — Lou Barlow Copy Share
'One Part Lullaby.' It was our big major-label record. People reference it quite a bit, but it did absolutely nothing. It's like the 'Kids'… — Lou Barlow Copy Share
Early on, I really liked the idea of being confrontational. I loved the idea of making songs that made people really uncomfortable. — Lou Barlow Copy Share
I've put out a lot of stuff that just confused and alienated people: a huge chunk of songs that were verbal and musical challenges… — Lou Barlow Copy Share
I went back and reread the Dinosaur chapter in 'Our Band Could Be Your Life,' and it was so depressing. — Lou Barlow Copy Share
Music doesn't always bring me to tears; if I hear 'Love' by John Lennon at a vulnerable moment, it will bring me to tears. — Lou Barlow Copy Share
I'm fully aware, I've gotten terrible reviews my entire career. It's not a really big deal; it's something I can deal with. — Lou Barlow Copy Share
I really don't have a method. I gravitate towards the organic/acoustic, but I still often complete songs musically before attempting to find the lyric. — Lou Barlow Copy Share
Young bands are so angry. There are young bands that are so incredibly successful, getting incredible reviews, and they are totally angry. — Lou Barlow Copy Share
