Noah Kahan

I just wanted to sound like Green Day.

— Noah Kahan

I've been called the Jewish Ed Sheeran.

— Noah Kahan

My dad taught me to play the guitar.

— Noah Kahan

Forever is a long time.

— Noah Kahan

The word 'forever' used to terrify me.

— Noah Kahan

I definitely feel a lot of pressure.

— Noah Kahan

I always thought that I could be, like, a funny actor.

— Noah Kahan

I think the people from Boston are an incredibly passionate fan base.

— Noah Kahan

Sometimes I just feel like Larry David walking around.

— Noah Kahan

I get nostalgic for the locale where I grew up because the scenery is so beautiful.

— Noah Kahan

I love feeling like there's a place that hasn't been touched by the rest of the world.

— Noah Kahan

I have a really complicated relationship with where I'm from, just like anybody does.

— Noah Kahan

When I go on stage, I still have that open-mic mentality of trying to prove myself.

— Noah Kahan

I was obsessed with dinosaurs when I was a kid.

— Noah Kahan

When I would write songs that were more pop-y in a studio, I would go home and write a song that was…

— Noah Kahan

Writing something down that I'm struggling with makes it feel less scary or more manageable.

— Noah Kahan

I'm just trying to keep my head on straight and surround myself with people that keep me grounded.

— Noah Kahan

I've been a James Bay fan forever. When I signed to Republic, I was so excited because it was James Bay's record…

— Noah Kahan

There are a couple records that really helped aid the imagery of 'Stick Season,' Sam Fender's 'Seventeen Going Under,' for one.

— Noah Kahan

To think that there might be a generation of kids playing 'You're Gonna Go Far' at their graduation is an honor.

— Noah Kahan

I've definitely gotten to a place of complete surrealism where I feel like I'm living in 'The Truman Show' or something and…

— Noah Kahan

Any person brave enough to share that they have made it through a struggle deserves every ounce of credit for making it…

— Noah Kahan

When I was a kid and I would hear an artist talk about their depression, it would change my whole life and…

— Noah Kahan

From a really young age, I was playing Cat Stevens and listening to Paul Simon. As I got a little older, I…

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I love singing, 'I would leave if only I could find a reason,' because it just fits everything I'm doing. I would…

— Noah Kahan

My dad and I played 'Father and Son' by Cat Stevens at an old folks' home in Hanover, New Hampshire - which…

— Noah Kahan

I wrote a song about how I hated Wednesdays, and I played it at my school talent show. It definitely made people…

— Noah Kahan

It feels too simple that I've made music that I really care about, that I'm proud of, and it's connected with people.…

— Noah Kahan

Even when I play shows, I'm more nervous to play a show in Vermont or New Hampshire than I am to play…

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One thing that really helps me is I have a lot of friends who work very different jobs and work very hard.…

— Noah Kahan

My goal is to live as close to my parents as possible.

— Noah Kahan

I've always tried to make my music accessible. That's one of my biggest goals.

— Noah Kahan

I always felt I needed to fight for my place in the music industry.

— Noah Kahan

Everybody's from somewhere, whether that's New York City or Boise, Idaho or a small town in Ohio.

— Noah Kahan

I can't even enjoy fall because I know it just means that winter is coming soon and it creates a lot of…

— Noah Kahan

I always feel together with people on stage, but sometimes I feel even more alone afterwards.

— Noah Kahan

I like to think that storytelling is something that can always bring success, if you tell it in the right way and…

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Vermont has been home to so many amazing breweries and to be able to represent my home state in this way has…

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Songwriting for me has always been a way to process my emotions. Sometimes I'm not great at processing them in a very…

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When someone covers a song and tries to copy the inflections, or sing the exact same way, you're not learning anything new…

— Noah Kahan