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title: "17 Ifs Quotes By Stephen Malkmus"
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> [If there can be some paradigm shift thing that you can be part of, that's cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/if-there-can-be-some-paradigm-shift-thing-that-you-can-be-part-of/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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> [I think most musicians know if they make the same record twice, even if they say they don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-think-most-musicians-know-if-they-make-the-same-record-twice-even/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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> [I don't know if you look back on your life and just see successes, but probably the first things that pop up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-don-t-know-if-you-look-back-on-your-life-and-just-see-successes-but/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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> [Some people, they've had a lot of fun, even if it was dumb fun and a shitty body of work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/some-people-they-ve-had-a-lot-of-fun-even-if-it-was-dumb-fun-and-a/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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> [Basically, no one else gives me any opinions on lyrics. I don't ask for them. If they did, I would listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/basically-no-one-else-gives-me-any-opinions-on-lyrics-i-don-t-ask-for/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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> [If you have no shame, and it’s your goal to get people into bed, how much higher could your success rate possibly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/if-you-have-no-shame-and-it-s-your-goal-to-get-people-into-bed-how/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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> [The best I do, if I'm just playing around and riffing in a fantasy world, and then I'll write something down. Hopefully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/the-best-i-do-if-i-m-just-playing-around-and-riffing-in-a-fantasy/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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> [You can change the world, but if no one's listening, it doesn't matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/you-can-change-the-world-but-if-no-one-s-listening-it-doesn-t-matter/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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> [I like a narrative, even if it's fractured, or kind of psychedelic. But my favorite thing is if I hear words and…](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/)

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> [If someone's really busy listening to other CDs, and worried about what's new and what's truly relevant for discourse now, maybe it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/if-someone-s-really-busy-listening-to-other-cds-and-worried-about/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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> [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/)

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> [My wife says that I changed people's lives or ways of thinking and that I should always be proud and grateful. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/my-wife-says-that-i-changed-people-s-lives-or-ways-of-thinking-and/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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> [Everyone wants to be loved, generally. If you released a record and nobody said anything, if you didn't get any feedback from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/everyone-wants-to-be-loved-generally-if-you-released-a-record-and/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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> [There's probably a certain confidence in your voice, or something, that is validated. You know what I mean? I'm just imagining if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/there-s-probably-a-certain-confidence-in-your-voice-or-something-that/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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> [With lyrics for me, it's usually musically-based. It's not really poetry- or writer-based. It's rock-based. It doesn't mean that I'm aping rock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/with-lyrics-for-me-it-s-usually-musically-based-it-s-not-really/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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> [I would just imagine there's a criticism for just about everything, if you want to take something down. No one's invincible. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-would-just-imagine-there-s-a-criticism-for-just-about-everything-if/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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> [Yeah, on the records, the guitars are made melodic, and I try to make it memorable. There's not much just wanking, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/yeah-on-the-records-the-guitars-are-made-melodic-and-i-try-to-make-it/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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## Other authors on Ifs

## 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/)

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