There is a sense of tranquility that I think people can get from being in an organized group, where a singular leader… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
When I moved to New York, I remember thinking, 'I'm never going to live anywhere else.' — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I love working with Angel Deradoorian, she's a joy to work with. She's fab at singing and she has a real... she… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I had no problem working for 15 hours straight when I was producing someone else, but I couldn't do it with my… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
Obviously it always takes longer to finish an album than you think it will. That's always going to be the case. Everything… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
As far as the lyrics go, I think I was negotiating a moment in my life where I didn't feel happy. I… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I think summer, at least as I've experienced it, can be joyous but it can also be tough emotionally. Physically, it can… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I did take guitar lessons as a teenager, though, and I started to teach myself how to play everything I could play… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
My parents left Iran in 1979 and moved to France and then moved to the U.S. My brother was born in France… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I guess I have some kind of a visceral connection with drums. I'm looking to create music that people can react to… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I feel connected to every song on this record [ 'Modern Vampires Of The City' ], but yeah I think there's something… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I am a very big fan of Brian Eno, of his work as an artist and making his music, and as a producer. In… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share
I tend to use different microphones, different mic techniques, and different recording mediums - like analogue tape - that evoke multiple eras of recorded… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share
I think the music that speaks to me the most is music that is personal. And that's the music that I'm trying to make. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share
I've always been very good at helping other people finish their songs. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share
The most exciting songs to me are the unlikely hits, when you think, 'I love this, but why is it on the radio?' — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share
Even though I've been making electronic music since I was 14, it's hard for people to see you as a producer with a musical… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share
It's always my mission to try to do something that hasn't been done before, whether that's musically, lyrically or in terms of mixing. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share
There's a line in the Arthur Russell documentary where his partner talks about how Arthur is really interested in process. He never felt like… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share
The first Vampire Weekend record was the first full-length album that I produced. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share
Classical music can be catchy, so can African instrumental guitar music. It's not just pop songs that are catchy. Rhythms can be catchy, too. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share
Because of who I am, and how open I am, there's something inherently political about just writing love songs. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share
I've always had a complex relationship towards my identity as an American. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share
When my mom was pregnant with me, my parents moved from France to America. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share
You want the personality of each performer - whether it's singing or bass or drums or piano - to be intact. In some ways… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share
I thought it would be interesting to play classical music on rock instruments. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share
![“I feel connected to every song on this record [ 'Modern Vampires Of The City' ], but yeah I think there's something special about 'Young Lion'. It's pretty different from any song that we've had before because the vocals are kind of between two different very simple instrumental piano melodies and…” quote by Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d94/rostam-batmanglij-3648_cities_i-feel-connected-to-every-song-on-this-r_1183731.jpg)
