One of the big things that broke the band up for me, which I've become much clearer on over the years, was… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
If being in a band was my job, then I would quit. This is not a good job. A good job is… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
To do a band properly does kind of mean you don't really get to do anything else. — James Murphy Copy Share Image
What we are as a live band is different to what we are on recordings, but they're both equal versions: they're both… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
LCD live was set up to be an argument about what's wrong with bands and why bands should be better. I always… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
I started playing in my first band when I was 12. I like to date myself by saying I was in a… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
Even in the band I was in when I was a kid, I'd be telling everyone what to do. I'd be leaning… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
I spent a good amount of time with David Bowie, and I was talking about getting the band back together. He said,… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
To me, the band is like one of my homes, in fact. It's not like, 'I've got to get out of this… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
We didn't set out to be cool. We set out to be an extremely tight band. We wanted to defy expectations. The… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
I've been to Manchester enough to know it's a real place. It's not Factory Records and the Smiths bicycling around. I get it. It's… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
Making people dance has another function that has nothing to do with art, and I mean that in the most positive way possible. It's… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
I know it seems like LCD Soundsystem sold millions and millions of records, but we didn't. I'm not a wealthy person. — James Murphy Copy Share Image
I was a singing guitar player as a kid, and I found it really embarrassing, so I stopped singing and became a drummer. — James Murphy Copy Share Image
For most of my life, making music has cost me money. So I learned to live very, very cheaply. — James Murphy Copy Share Image
My gut instincts are strong, but they're not always accessible to me, which is why I like DJing, because you don't have time, and… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
I was always just blown away by David Bowie and how mannered the guy was willing to be. It was so far from what… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
