There are so many bands that I'm kind of aware of through media about them, and it ends up filtering my experience of the actual music. — Win Butler Copy Share Image
I was really sick of bands just ignoring the audience as a posture in rock music. And I think we fed off each other in terms of trying to engage the audience, not in a hammy way, but actually trying… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
I think there's some pretty amazing language in the Bible. The thing that's always been interesting to me about religion is that compared to… — Win Butler Copy Share
Usually, I think you have most of your musical influences locked down by the time you're 16. — Win Butler Copy Share
I find myself a lot more open to bands if I just hear their song. It gives you an opportunity to engage with the… — Win Butler Copy Share
Whenever you do anything or say anything, you're opening yourself up to criticism. But that's okay. — Win Butler Copy Share
What I miss [about church] is being forced to be in community with people that aren't the same as me. — Win Butler Copy Share
I think of hip hop as a mass media, radio, MTV thing. It’s been extremely relevant over the last 10 years and rock music… — Win Butler Copy Share
Songwriting is reliant on inspiration, which ideally you don't have that much control over. Songs kind of half make themselves, and then you have… — Win Butler Copy Share
Major labels just lost their way. It's like the housing bubble. They lost a sense of the fundamentals. — Win Butler Copy Share
Once I got to know what's been happening historically, it's pretty impossible to un-know it. Like right now, there's the outbreak of cholera in… — Win Butler Copy Share
I had a somewhat religious upbringing. Not strict, but it was there, and I'm kind of thankful for that. If you grow up just… — Win Butler Copy Share
If you think about it, if you've ever been to a Catholic service, it's practically a laser light show. It's very dramatic, very theatrical.… — Win Butler Copy Share
