Live performances make music important. Recording is cool and fun, and it's nice to document the thing you made, but the goal in my mind is to perform. — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
Going back to the paradigm we live in, the only way to do music is if I can sustain living off of it. If I can't live off of it, I'm not going to be able to make as much… — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
I throw ideas out into the open when I really should just be writing them down in a journal. — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
I'm often just writing just to write. I'm not writing with...If I write, like, sitting down with a goal in mind, it's always, like,… — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
I thought I wouldn't enjoy the business side of music, but it's fun because it is completely - like running a DIY venue was… — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
I really do like seeing other people perform my music. It's one of the most rewarding things for me, so it's worth the extra… — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
I think living in Baltimore and being a part of the community and trying to be part of as many communities as possible within… — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
I just wanted to make a record that wasn't escapism. Like, I didn't want to write another record that was devoid of meaningful content. — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
Obviously, selling out is an issue but it's almost like an uncanny valley where you can be pretty unpopular for a while but you'll… — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
For the last three years, I've been working on 'Bromst,' and that's all that encompassed my brain. And now that it's out, it will… — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
I think a lot of electronic musicians are drawn to starting with texture because the whole reason we're working with electronics is to try… — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
That's tangent, but I like the strategizing and thinking about how things are going to fall and thinking of different ways to engage with… — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
To get large groups of people to dance, there needs to be something accessible about the music. The beat can't be too esoteric, but… — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
The main thing I want to do is make people feel more connected and more active. — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
You can have a table full of gourmet food, but the minute you put a box of Entenmann's doughnuts out, that's all people are… — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music. — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
