In the early '50s, my great-grandmother and grandfather raised a baby gorilla named Bobo who wore clothes and played with the neighborhood… — Phil Elverum Clothes Copy Share Image
Life here (in the Pacific Northwest, not in Vancouver, Seattle, Portland or the chain of buildings connecting them but in the rest… — Phil Elverum Life Copy Share Image
I listen to all kinds of music and sometimes I try to do something that's referential to an era or a genre,… — Phil Elverum Era Copy Share Image
It's really hard just making dinner as a single parent, but I'm figuring it out. I just have to be more focused… — Phil Elverum Dinner Copy Share Image
I'm singing these songs about death and stuff. I see somebody who's, like, in their sixties or seventies at the show, and… — Phil Elverum Death Copy Share Image
I'm open to making any kind of music, or maybe making no music ever again. That's also an option, always. Who knows… — Phil Elverum Copy Share Image
It's easy to get swept up in the day to day ridiculous things that are in the news. They're not meaningless, they're… — Phil Elverum Day Copy Share Image
In 2002 I did a big tour of Europe, by train, by myself, on foot, all the time walking from train station… — Phil Elverum Acoustic guitar Copy Share Image
I wanted to make a record that would transcend the bad, hard feelings of a love relationship not working out, to make… — Phil Elverum Copy Share Image
I am drawn to cold, desolate places rather than Hawaii. I actually love Hawaii too, but I tend to go to Iceland… — Phil Elverum Copy Share Image
I sometimes think about the life that my daughter will have with no mom. What does it mean to have a ghost… — Phil Elverum Children Copy Share Image
My grandpa is the funniest person in the world, straight up. But mostly everyone in my family groans when he is 'on.'… — Phil Elverum Biggest fan Copy Share Image
Recording and touring are totally separate universes for me and it's strange and refreshing when they invade each other momentarily. — Phil Elverum Copy Share Image
These people that worked with my dad doing landscaping were in a grunge band so the music on the cover of Rolling… — Phil Elverum Copy Share Image
I grew up without religion, but my parents have always been somewhat mystical about nature: The mountain is looking at us, stuff… — Phil Elverum Catholic Copy Share Image
I start with the aim of making something instrumental, and then I'm just like, 'Agh, no, it's not interesting enough. I've got… — Phil Elverum Copy Share Image
I am not satisfied with the ending of 'Mount Eerie' the album, so maybe by calling myself that, I am attempting to… — Phil Elverum Copy Share Image
My exposure to independent music was via Nirvana and grunge so I'd never gotten into punk. I don't really like that music… — Phil Elverum Copy Share Image
I do spend time trying to find good melodies, and I try to remember them when I do discover them. But also… — Phil Elverum Copy Share Image
