When I was younger, the music that made sense to me the most was Modest Mouse. — Alex G Copy Share Image
None of my family members are particularly musical except for my older brother. He has Asperger's and perfect pitch. — Alex G Copy Share Image
I just don't feel that I have anything to offer in any realm other than the music. — Alex G Copy Share Image
I have like, a feeling and I make music to match this thing, this feeling. It's extreme. It's like, not being able… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I wouldn't think about the career side of it too hard, I would just make music because you love it. That's that.… — Alex G Copy Share Image
When I'm thinking of a song, it's not like, 'This would be a great 'me' song.' I'm just like, 'This would be… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I'm always trying to keep myself entertained while making music. Because that's just my only gauge of the quality of it. — Alex G Copy Share Image
That's how I listen to music. When I was younger, I had Modest Mouse, then Elliott Smith, then Radiohead, one at a… — Alex G Copy Share Image
Right when I finish a song and listen to it back and I like it, then I'm, like, psyched. Then I think… — Alex G Copy Share Image
When I was younger - and when I think music moved me the most was when I was younger - I didn't… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I'm not sure that I think about it often, but I know I try and make music that is especially moving to… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I think I just didn't like to practice. It's like work to play someone else's music. But when you make your own… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I try and construct the music in a way that stuff that doesn't make sense on the first listen will make sense… — Alex G Copy Share Image
From like 15 to 19, all I listened to was Elliott Smith. I started to appreciate the more human aspect of music… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I used to just send the music to my friends and I wouldn't put a name on it, and then they would… — Alex G Copy Share Image
It's not so much the interview itself that I'm uncomfortable with, but the effect that interviews have on people who listen to… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I always listened to the radio a lot, and I've always tried to capture some of that stuff in my music. But… — Alex G Copy Share Image
Even if I wasn't doing music as a career, I'd probably still get a lot out of it and want to make… — Alex G Copy Share Image
From knowing other musicians, I wouldn't even say that I'm more prolific than them. I'm just in a position to put more… — Alex G Copy Share Image
All of my songs are trial-and-error until each part is successfully hitting me in the way that I can feel. But I… — Alex G Copy Share Image
Every single time, I just want to make good music that people can listen to 100 times... I want people to be… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I completely understand why I am considered a singer-songwriter and I have no problem with any of that. It's just when I'm… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I remember writing really simple songs on the piano when I was really young. Looking back, I'd play a lot of two-note… — Alex G Copy Share Image
My sister's CD collection was my source of music for a long time. When she showed me 'Kid A,' I was really… — Alex G Copy Share Image
DSU' and the ones prior, the music was concretely my escape from everything else, and on 'Beach Music' onwards, it's still an… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I think there's people who have really concrete things to say, and it's really enlightening to hear what they have to say… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I admire Aphex Twin. His ability to make moving music while still challenging the listener - his attention to detail. — Alex G Copy Share Image
There's something to be said about making music that has just some pure element that can communicate with everyone. I like when… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I try and construct the music in a way that stuff that doesn't make sense on the first listen will make sense on like… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I guess it's a romanticised, 'cool' thing to be mysterious, so I'm down for that. — Alex G Copy Share Image
For every album, I feel an obligation to myself to make something that I'm really proud of. But other than that, I make an… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I think I'm like most people in that there's a performance I do for everybody in my life. — Alex G Copy Share Image
My sister's CD collection was my source of music for a long time. When she showed me 'Kid A,' I was really psyched about… — Alex G Copy Share Image
All of my songs are trial-and-error until each part is successfully hitting me in the way that I can feel. But I don't have… — Alex G Copy Share Image
Every single time, I just want to make good music that people can listen to 100 times... I want people to be able to… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I know what a good sentence looks like. I read a lot, so I know what reads well. — Alex G Copy Share Image
It's not that I don't know about things - but a lot of what I'm doing means one thing to me at one time… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I remember writing really simple songs on the piano when I was really young. Looking back, I'd play a lot of two-note minor chords… — Alex G Copy Share Image
