I always wished I had a more flamboyant streak, but it's just not what I'm made of. — James Murphy Copy Share Image
I had friends who were jocks or whatever... Then, around 12 or 13, kids get cliquish and cruel, and that disgusted me.… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
Titles are relatively arbitrary to me; they take on meanings that aren't really my meanings. 'Sound Of Silver' was just, like, I… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
I suppose what happened is that I spent my whole life wanting to be cool but eventually came to recognise the mechanism… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
I've been to Manchester enough to know it's a real place. It's not Factory Records and the Smiths bicycling around. I get it. It's… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
Making people dance has another function that has nothing to do with art, and I mean that in the most positive way possible. It's… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
I know it seems like LCD Soundsystem sold millions and millions of records, but we didn't. I'm not a wealthy person. — James Murphy Copy Share Image
I was a singing guitar player as a kid, and I found it really embarrassing, so I stopped singing and became a drummer. — James Murphy Copy Share Image
For most of my life, making music has cost me money. So I learned to live very, very cheaply. — James Murphy Copy Share Image
My gut instincts are strong, but they're not always accessible to me, which is why I like DJing, because you don't have time, and… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
I was always just blown away by David Bowie and how mannered the guy was willing to be. It was so far from what… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
