I'm just happy and proud to be playing music every day. Recognition is really cool, but it can also be kind of… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
I really have to be in a specific headspace to even begin to illuminate an idea that would create another Bon Iver… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
I've been singing since I was 12. And I think that all the information is finally starting to chill out. And I… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
I don't want the big flashing lights and red carpet, like, 'Here comes another Bon Iver album!' I just want it to… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
For the most part, I've been influenced by black singers and singers I couldn't sound like. Whenever I tried to do a… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
I'm just living in Eau Claire, not really leaving for much. I go to the farmers market, go to the studio, go… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
Just in general as a person, not necessarily as a songwriter, being in cities wasn't the right fit. I couldn't escape and… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
I can pour myself into Bon Iver. It's a thing about self- and mental discovery, and those are all important things. But… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
It just didn't seem to fit the story and lineage, I guess. So I just sort of surrounded 'Blood Bank' with three… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
There's a large opportunity for Bon Iver to be a special thing, even from a business standpoint - just trying to do… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
I kind of miss writing songs the way that I used to write songs, in the sense that I would just sit… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
The songs started as a soundscapes, and then came the words and music; each song took at least a year to make. — Justin Vernon Copy Share
Irony is based on insecurity; people like to not like things because they don't understand them. — Justin Vernon Copy Share
I'm barely at home enough to enjoy the simple lifestyle that I want to live. — Justin Vernon Copy Share
I told myself I never wanted to rent again. Even though it's a battle, I'm lucky cause I'm living in a cheaper part of… — Justin Vernon Copy Share
I feel like this thing [that] we're rocking back and forth like we're stuck in a snow bank and we all sort of know… — Justin Vernon Copy Share
I am generalizing, of course, but in hip-hop, it's like you get this shine for using the word "pussy" a billion times, and I… — Justin Vernon Copy Share
I'm really honored that Bon Iver gives me a platform to do whatever I want, but there's only so much time you can spend… — Justin Vernon Copy Share
Apple is not thinking different anymore, they are getting worse by the day. They've become bottom-dollar and you can see that transition easily. — Justin Vernon Copy Share
Licensing is how indie rock people make a living these days, so whatever about that. But I want good films and good placement for… — Justin Vernon Copy Share
The whole point of being happy is not feeling like you have a job. I'm sure there are days where you're at your job… — Justin Vernon Copy Share
I began realizing that it wasn't important for me to concern myself with the perception of truth. — Justin Vernon Copy Share
The amount of people that I feel like... I'm not being self-demeaning, but I actually feel like I'm not as cool as them, you… — Justin Vernon Copy Share
