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> [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 watching MTV, that's its own form of religion, and it's not even based on happiness or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/i-had-a-somewhat-religious-upbringing-not-strict-but-it-was-there-and/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

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## More by Win Butler

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/i-think-there-s-some-pretty-amazing-language-in-the-bible-the-thing/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

> [Usually, I think you have most of your musical influences locked down by the time you're 16.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/usually-i-think-you-have-most-of-your-musical-influences-locked-down/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

> [I find myself a lot more open to bands if I just hear their song. It gives you an opportunity to engage with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/i-find-myself-a-lot-more-open-to-bands-if-i-just-hear-their-song-it/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

> [Whenever you do anything or say anything, you're opening yourself up to criticism. But that's okay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/whenever-you-do-anything-or-say-anything-you-re-opening-yourself-up/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

> [ What I miss \[about church\] is being forced to be in community with people that aren't the same as me. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/what-i-miss-about-church-is-being-forced-to-be-in-community-with/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/i-think-of-hip-hop-as-a-mass-media-radio-mtv-thing-it-s-been/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

> [A lot of artists write about the same things their whole career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/a-lot-of-artists-write-about-the-same-things-their-whole-career/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

> [I love my iPhone; it's great to have a camera around all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/i-love-my-iphone-it-s-great-to-have-a-camera-around-all-the-time/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/songwriting-is-reliant-on-inspiration-which-ideally-you-don-t-have/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

> [Major labels just lost their way. It's like the housing bubble. They lost a sense of the fundamentals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/major-labels-just-lost-their-way-it-s-like-the-housing-bubble-they/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

> [I'm not someone who can dance to a song I don't like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/i-m-not-someone-who-can-dance-to-a-song-i-don-t-like/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/once-i-got-to-know-what-s-been-happening-historically-it-s-pretty/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/i-had-a-somewhat-religious-upbringing-not-strict-but-it-was-there-and/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/if-you-think-about-it-if-you-ve-ever-been-to-a-catholic-service-it-s/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

> [The cliched rock life never seemed that cool to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/the-cliched-rock-life-never-seemed-that-cool-to-me/)

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