Songwriting isn't a choice. You're either called upon to bear the burden, or you're not. It's not all fun and games. — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
I'm homesick everywhere I go, but England has a negative effect on my spirit to a profound degree. That trip from Heathrow into London… — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
“I burned liked oil, you grew like a flower, rising toward your magical hour. I was not yours and you were not mine, our… — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
I don't know what aids creativity. All I know is that it feels natural to hold a guitar in my hands and sing. — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
When I was young, a gatefold album by 'Pink Floyd' or 'Led Zeppelin' was something to get excited about, something you longed for. — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
When you're a touring musician, you're always turning over new rocks, and there's always a certain level of tension in your life. The music… — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
Most Americans I play for are clueless as to who Richard Ramirez was, so you can imagine how audiences in Portugal react. I'm not… — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
At 47, I can't write from the perspective of a 25-year-old anymore. My life has just changed too much and my environment around me. — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
There's never anything planned. I just do what I feel is best for the song at that time. — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
When you get older, you're bothered, or inspired, by other things in life than a girl breaking up with you. Things get heavier as… — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
I wanted to give my first instincts a chance without shooting them down immediately, which I sometimes do. — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
You really think all of those indie music dorks go to SXSW every year to check out music? They go there to wear their… — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
Throughout my life, there's just periods when I write and periods when I don't. I don't feel like anything's really blocked. "Writer's block" sounds… — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
