Songwriting is reliant on inspiration, which ideally you don't have that much control over. Songs kind of half make themselves, and then… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
I had a somewhat religious upbringing. Not strict, but it was there, and I'm kind of thankful for that. If you grow… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
There are so many bands that I'm kind of aware of through media about them, and it ends up filtering my experience… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm kind of a bit of a sponge in a way. Like, if people around me are going through… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
There's this idea, particularly in pop music and a lot of these pop father/manager types, that you're selling the person instead of… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
Funny songs aren't usually that good. Like Weird Al and maybe a couple of Beatles songs, but it's kind of hard to… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
I studied the Bible and philosophy in college, and I think in a certain sense that's the kind of stuff that still… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
I always find live shows on film kind of boring. Even my favorite ones, I kinda zone out for most of it.… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
I think there's some pretty amazing language in the Bible. The thing that's always been interesting to me about religion is that compared to… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
Usually, I think you have most of your musical influences locked down by the time you're 16. — Win Butler Copy Share Image
I find myself a lot more open to bands if I just hear their song. It gives you an opportunity to engage with the… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
Whenever you do anything or say anything, you're opening yourself up to criticism. But that's okay. — Win Butler Copy Share Image
What I miss [about church] is being forced to be in community with people that aren't the same as me. — Win Butler Copy Share Image
I think of hip hop as a mass media, radio, MTV thing. It’s been extremely relevant over the last 10 years and rock music… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
Songwriting is reliant on inspiration, which ideally you don't have that much control over. Songs kind of half make themselves, and then you have… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
Major labels just lost their way. It's like the housing bubble. They lost a sense of the fundamentals. — Win Butler Copy Share Image
Once I got to know what's been happening historically, it's pretty impossible to un-know it. Like right now, there's the outbreak of cholera in… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
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