The only reason to do this job is because I love playing my music. And I love my bandmates. — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
Writing songs about it is a really useful way for me to love New York more, and stay observing it, and not… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
I played piano for a lot of my childhood and stupidly quit. I wish I hadn't - I could have been a… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
There've been times on tour when people have said to us, 'Yeah, your band is really simple.' But it's really not. — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
My parents have both done some music stuff. My family was very artist-friendly, so that was encouraging. — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
When I was 16, I really decided that music was something I wanted to do. — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
I hope people hear my songs and realize that writing music is kind of easy, or that taking your sadness and turning… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
I think part of the process of putting out a record is always looking back because, by the time a song comes… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
The first song I wrote, in fifth grade, was totally ripped from Jeffrey Lewis. My aunt's boyfriend gave me bass lessons, and… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
Those emotions that are really strong, the ones that inspire a song, you can hold onto that. You can let it marinate… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
Whenever I'm really excited about a song, I want to learn it, and it becomes the first thing I play every time… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
My parents listened to a lot of James Taylor and Hall and Oates. My mom and I used to listen to Liz… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
I don't even know how people managed without the Internet years ago. Having to mail a cassette tape of your music to… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
The first music-learning thing that I took seriously was piano lessons when I was a kid. I guess that was probably the… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
When I was 18, I borrowed my parents' car, and they are super supportive. They might give us snacks for the road, but it's… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share
I definitely think that touring is a really crazy lifestyle and makes it hard to live a normal life and have relationships and friendships. — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share
I realized I was trained my whole life to be an accommodating person, to make sure that everybody is comfortable before I'm comfortable. After… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share
My brother was 13 when people started telling me that he was a 'hipster.' I was 11 and thought it was so stressful, like,… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share
Whenever I'm really excited about a song, I want to learn it, and it becomes the first thing I play every time I pick… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share
I was seeing kids my age playing shows at their parents' houses or the couple of all-ages venues that existed. I feel like I… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share
Sometimes I'll write something that's purely autobiographical, and sometimes pure fiction, and sometimes a mix. — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share
Sometimes I'm really mean to someone who just hugged me. I never thought that I would be like that. — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share
Those emotions that are really strong, the ones that inspire a song, you can hold onto that. You can let it marinate for years… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share
My parents have both done some music stuff. My family was very artist-friendly, so that was encouraging. — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share
It's even easier to write about the past now that I'm happy and have better stuff to write about. That's why someone like Bob… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share
