People don't stress enough that when they're writing lyrics, they are writing. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
I know a lot of people who make records, and when you meet them, it's not their personality or they're not what… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
I think I'm always surprised at how much the musicians I meet put weight on things that aren't music. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
After much inner debate, I can safely proclaim that Mungo Jerry's 'In the Summertime' may, in fact, be the best song ever… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
I guess all that I can hope for is that my songs affect the younger versions of me out there. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
My brother came home from college with a Mountain Goats cassette and I was like, 'What is this?' The lyrics were crazy… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
I love rap lyrics, I love hearing people rap, I love molding a thought or idea into the shape that fits on… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
I'm Mozart with a focus on the tide Hiding the inconsistencies of man behind water and wine — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If a song or group hits you at the right time in your life, it's everything. It's bigger than school or family… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
I think I learned very quickly after I started putting out music... you just learn that people are going to take what… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
I feel like a lot of times, when making a one-song collab with someone, it's easy for one person to not be… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
I don't see any of my records as any more or less conceptual than the others, and I don't really plan some… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
Inserting my personal brand of humor is something I have at times had trouble doing - but I feel like I've been… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
To me, it seems more realistic to my thought process when things feel a little scattered in the lyrics. Being disjointed is… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share
“I remember science class if chemistry could silence the lions laugh I'd be fine” — Aesop Rock Copy Share
I don't claim to be a composer, and I realize my approach is pretty dopey in comparison to the true masters of score work.… — Aesop Rock Copy Share
It's a strange position to be in. Not only the fact that I'm trying to live off work that is personal, but how you… — Aesop Rock Copy Share
I don't really engage much in the creative community. I just kind of keep to myself and do my work. — Aesop Rock Copy Share
I would say the best toy for any cat is always some sort of dangling item on a string or fishing-rod-type structure. — Aesop Rock Copy Share
My brothers each reacted differently to 'Blood Sandwich.' It's a very specific type of odd feeling when there's a song written about you. People… — Aesop Rock Copy Share
“It's a beautiful thing, to my people who keep an impressive wingspan, even when the cubicle shrink.” — Aesop Rock Copy Share
You can't get someone to like something they aren't feeling. After you press play, there isn't anything you can do. — Aesop Rock Copy Share
I believe giving pets 'people food,' while tempting, is generally frowned upon. As a pet owner you want to prioritize your animal's health over… — Aesop Rock Copy Share
MCs are authors, and rock musicians who write lyrics are authors, to a degree. — Aesop Rock Copy Share
To be honest, I think Chris Ware is the only person whose books I've actively and consistently purchased for years. — Aesop Rock Copy Share
