Everybody has a direct view of the person "behind" the art, so there is going to be a certain amount of awareness of who is making songs. But I like paintings where you can see the brush-strokes. — Jeffrey Lewis Copy Share Image
About Jimi Hendrix - although his playing is at an uber-level, his voice is quite lo-fi and normal, like a regular person singing in the shower, and this makes his music much better than if he was just a technical… — Jeffrey Lewis Copy Share Image
The funny thing is that some reviews are published in magazines and websites that are seen by millions of people, and other reviews are… — Jeffrey Lewis Copy Share Image
I do feel pretty lucky that I'm not so great at playing and singing, it forces me to make sure I've really got something… — Jeffrey Lewis Copy Share Image
I prefer artists who are creative more than artists who are technical, I think everybody would agree with that. — Jeffrey Lewis Copy Share Image
In the past, Koreans have mostly copied other countries' engines, and so there's been kind of a problem with quality and a real limit… — Jeffrey Lewis Copy Share Image
When somebody asks me "What are your comic books about?" or "What are your songs about?" there is no answer and I feel like… — Jeffrey Lewis Copy Share Image
A lot more people will want to hear a 5-minute singing cartoon about Communism in China than will want to read that PhD thesis,… — Jeffrey Lewis Copy Share Image
I usually think of art as having a measurable content of nourishment, whether factual or emotional or whatever, and I try to make sure… — Jeffrey Lewis Copy Share Image
There are people who are great technical players like Eric Clapton, and there are people who are great intuitive songwriters like Daniel Johnston. There… — Jeffrey Lewis Copy Share Image
What can you think when one review says "this album is brilliant, and all the songs flow into the utmost brilliant song 'The Upside-Down… — Jeffrey Lewis Copy Share Image
“One good idea could cost you thousands of your days, but it's just time you'd be spending anyways” — Jeffrey Lewis Copy Share Image
I don't think talking about myself making songs is a very interesting topic, there are so many other more engaging things to think about… — Jeffrey Lewis Copy Share Image
