Icelanders love to speak English. Their English is a joy to hear because of how colloquial and idiomatic it is, but they… — John Grant Copy Share Image
I love that phrase that parents say to their children when they cry: 'I'll give you something to cry about.' — John Grant Copy Share Image
I'm not saying that I don't have skills. I'm saying I don't feel like I can use my skills to achieve self-esteem.… — John Grant Copy Share Image
Do you know the solo at the end of 'Why Don't You Love Me Any More?' that sounds like a chainsaw breaking… — John Grant Copy Share Image
If I had a good scream, like Frank Black, I'd be doing punk music, 'cos I love that. — John Grant Copy Share Image
I love a lot of different styles, but my heart belongs in electronic music. — John Grant Copy Share Image
“We were born to be friends. We both knew it. The Australian Aborigines have the traditional belief that a complete human being… — John Grant Copy Share Image
People have always painted me like a pessimist, like somebody who sees the glass half-empty. But I think the fact that I keep showing… — John Grant Copy Share Image
The most horrifying thing I ever did was work as a steward on an airplane. I wanted to get hired by United. I thought,… — John Grant Copy Share Image
I have trouble with things like Facebook. It presents such a warped vision. I get sick of people's opinions about every little thing and… — John Grant Copy Share Image
The 1980s were all about synths for me, and it never went away after that. — John Grant Copy Share Image
I loved the whole New Romantic, New Wave thing... New Order, Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Blancmange, Yazoo. — John Grant Copy Share Image
'Ernest Borgnine' is sort of my version of Woody Allen's 'Purple Rose Of Cairo' in that it's about the occasional difficulty of coming to… — John Grant Copy Share Image
I feel uncomfortable when I think about my father listening to my records, because I don't want to hurt him. — John Grant Copy Share Image
I had never considered myself a political guy, but there are certain things I can't shut up about. When I hear people say things… — John Grant Copy Share Image
The thing is I don't feel like my story is special. I don't feel like it's different to anybody else. — John Grant Copy Share Image
I think the humor, when applied in the right amount, only serves to intensify the other emotions in a given song; it highlights them,… — John Grant Copy Share Image
