--- title: "10 Band Quotes By Stephen Malkmus" description: "10 Band quotes by Stephen Malkmus. Plus more from Stephen Malkmus and more Band sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/stephen-malkmus-2984_band_i-thought-the-doors-were-the-greatest-ba_762110.png" --- > [I thought The Doors were the greatest band for a while.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-thought-the-doors-were-the-greatest-band-for-a-while/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/stephen-malkmus-2984_band_i-thought-the-doors-were-the-greatest-ba_762110.png) > [When a band means a lot to you, you build the fantasy more than the reality. Always.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/when-a-band-means-a-lot-to-you-you-build-the-fantasy-more-than-the/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/stephen-malkmus-2984_band_when-a-band-means-a-lot-to-you-you-build_1239323.png) > [I like that band Get Hustle. They're cool live. I haven't heard their records, though.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-like-that-band-get-hustle-they-re-cool-live-i-haven-t-heard-their/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7d/stephen-malkmus-2984_band_i-like-that-band-get-hustle-they-re-cool_2207689.png) > [Almost every band has somebody who's the main songwriter and who has a vision, a very clear idea of how a song…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/almost-every-band-has-somebody-who-s-the-main-songwriter-and-who-has/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/stephen-malkmus-2984_band_almost-every-band-has-somebody-who-s-the_1091353.png) > [I wouldn't say that 'Wowee Zowee' was a success. We probably had a chance, had I focused a little more, to capitalize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-wouldn-t-say-that-wowee-zowee-was-a-success-we-probably-had-a/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88b/stephen-malkmus-2984_attention_i-wouldn-t-say-that-wowee-zowee-was-a-su_2489234.png) > [If you'd rather learn how to ride a horse or something, I would say do that. That'll keep you out of trouble.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/if-you-d-rather-learn-how-to-ride-a-horse-or-something-i-would-say-do/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/stephen-malkmus-2984_band_if-you-d-rather-learn-how-to-ride-a-hors_1804651.png) > [What I love about music, when you can look at something and be like, "Wow, what's this all about?" You can't really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/what-i-love-about-music-when-you-can-look-at-something-and-be-like/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/stephen-malkmus-2984_band_what-i-love-about-music-when-you-can-loo_2913337.jpg) > [When I see four young kids in a band, I think, That looks really fun, no matter how shitty they are. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/when-i-see-four-young-kids-in-a-band-i-think-that-looks-really-fun-no/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/stephen-malkmus-2984_band_when-i-see-four-young-kids-in-a-band-i-t_1037032.png) > [I was a kid, I loved music, that was our social thing. That's what we bonded on. That's what my Saturday nights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-was-a-kid-i-loved-music-that-was-our-social-thing-that-s-what-we/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f0/stephen-malkmus-2984_band_i-was-a-kid-i-loved-music-that-was-our-s_2379649.png) > [I hated it so much as a child. I just didn't like it when punk bands went metal, it really bothered me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-hated-it-so-much-as-a-child-i-just-didn-t-like-it-when-punk-bands/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/stephen-malkmus-2984_band_i-hated-it-so-much-as-a-child-i-just-did_563170.png) ## Other authors on Band ## More by Stephen Malkmus > ['Silence Kid' starts with a broken classic-rock intro. It's funny to hear us do that. Obviously, we weren't skillful rock stars. Then it's spinning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/silence-kid-starts-with-a-broken-classic-rock-intro-it-s-funny-to/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) > [What producers did was mostly recording in the studio, so it never changed our sound just that much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/what-producers-did-was-mostly-recording-in-the-studio-so-it-never/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) > [I'm better when I'm an autodidact and things just come. Or you're just blessed. I'm not bragging or anything, it just comes to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-m-better-when-i-m-an-autodidact-and-things-just-come-or-you-re-just/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) > [Men are men and women are women, but the men are dumber than the women, usually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/men-are-men-and-women-are-women-but-the-men-are-dumber-than-the-women/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) > [I am good at just looking in the kitchen and getting stuff on the table and keeping the mess minimal. There's an art to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-am-good-at-just-looking-in-the-kitchen-and-getting-stuff-on-the/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) > [ Traditionally, when we lived here \[in Portland\], we have a record player in the living room, and there's lots of stuff playing, all different… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/traditionally-when-we-lived-here-in-portland-we-have-a-record-player/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) > [The word "down," is very musical. It just always comes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/the-word-down-is-very-musical-it-just-always-comes/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) > [I'm more into describing a scenario and I move around in that scenario.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-m-more-into-describing-a-scenario-and-i-move-around-in-that-scenario/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) > [I like visual imagery in my head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-like-visual-imagery-in-my-head/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) > [I'll cover just about anything - except for a Kid Rock song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-ll-cover-just-about-anything-except-for-a-kid-rock-song/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) > [“I cannot do even one sit-up / Sit-ups are so bourgeoisie.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-cannot-do-even-one-sit-up-sit-ups-are-so-bourgeoisie/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) > [I like a narrative, even if it's fractured, or kind of psychedelic. But my favorite thing is if I hear words and I close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-like-a-narrative-even-if-it-s-fractured-or-kind-of-psychedelic-but/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) > [Freddie Gray was a story I followed closer than others, for whatever reason, in this larger narrative of police brutality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/freddie-gray-was-a-story-i-followed-closer-than-others-for-whatever/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) > [We're not on a desperate mission to write chart compatible stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/we-re-not-on-a-desperate-mission-to-write-chart-compatible-stuff/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) > [I'm not dying for things to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-m-not-dying-for-things-to-say/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/stephen-malkmus/#itemlist", "name": "10 Band Quotes By Stephen Malkmus", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I thought The Doors were the greatest band for a while.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen Malkmus" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-thought-the-doors-were-the-greatest-band-for-a-while/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/stephen-malkmus-2984_band_i-thought-the-doors-were-the-greatest-ba_762110.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/stephen-malkmus-2984_band_i-thought-the-doors-were-the-greatest-ba_762110.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/stephen-malkmus-2984_band_i-thought-the-doors-were-the-greatest-ba_762110.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I thought The Doors were the greatest band for a while.” — Stephen Malkmus", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When a band means a lot to you, you build the fantasy more than the reality. 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