From like 15 to 19, all I listened to was Elliott Smith. I started to appreciate the more human aspect of music and was attracted to the idea of writing my own lyrics. It became important to me to express… — Alex G Copy Share Image
That's how I listen to music. When I was younger, I had Modest Mouse, then Elliott Smith, then Radiohead, one at a time - like, 'I'm obsessed with you.'... It feels like they're your friend. — Alex G Copy Share Image
I try and construct the music in a way that stuff that doesn't make sense on the first listen will make sense on like… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I guess it's a romanticised, 'cool' thing to be mysterious, so I'm down for that. — Alex G Copy Share Image
For every album, I feel an obligation to myself to make something that I'm really proud of. But other than that, I make an… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I think I'm like most people in that there's a performance I do for everybody in my life. — Alex G Copy Share Image
My sister's CD collection was my source of music for a long time. When she showed me 'Kid A,' I was really psyched about… — Alex G Copy Share Image
All of my songs are trial-and-error until each part is successfully hitting me in the way that I can feel. But I don't have… — Alex G Copy Share Image
Every single time, I just want to make good music that people can listen to 100 times... I want people to be able to… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I know what a good sentence looks like. I read a lot, so I know what reads well. — Alex G Copy Share Image
It's not that I don't know about things - but a lot of what I'm doing means one thing to me at one time… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I remember writing really simple songs on the piano when I was really young. Looking back, I'd play a lot of two-note minor chords… — Alex G Copy Share Image
