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, the worst. It turns into a ska song even if I'm trying to write like a… — 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 the same exact thing but just on a smaller scale and a DIY tour is the same thing. You're just running a small business. Like we live within the paradigm of capitalism. Even if I'm going… — Dan Deacon Copy Share
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 the city, the best thing that anyone can do in Baltimore is just to be a part of it and contribute to it and to not see it as...A lot of people from outside the city… — Dan Deacon Copy Share
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 have die-hard fans that love you. Then as you get more popular, it'll be great and people will be excited for you and then you get to this middle-level popularity and people are like, "Oh, you're… — Dan Deacon Copy Share
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 to create new sounds or sounds that cannot be created acoustically. When you're doing that, it's nice to be able to just create a different palette for every single song. I feel like a lot of… — Dan Deacon Copy Share
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 unless we're talking about prog or etherealist composition, I think there's something simplistic about most music. What's completely insane to me is that people would consider music that's simple to be dumbed-down. Couldn't simplicity be a… — Dan Deacon Copy Share
