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> [Every time you pick up an instrument, it's not always out of necessity - for a certain kind of person, it's a choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/every-time-you-pick-up-an-instrument-it-s-not-always-out-of-necessity/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

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## More by Robin Pecknold

> [Our day-to-day lives recording and touring aren't that different from those of Metallica, even though the perceived worldview is totally different. So that can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/our-day-to-day-lives-recording-and-touring-aren-t-that-different-from/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

> [I don't know that we're really going to need a label for the things we're thinking about doing next.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/i-don-t-know-that-we-re-really-going-to-need-a-label-for-the-things/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

> [I'm looking forward to doing things more intuitively in the future, just going with whatever happens and not immediately categorizing it as potentially good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/i-m-looking-forward-to-doing-things-more-intuitively-in-the-future/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

> [I was listening to this Ngozi Family record, 45,000 Volts, and it's mostly this guy singing, and then for the choruses, he's doubled. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/i-was-listening-to-this-ngozi-family-record-45-000-volts-and-it-s/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

> [You want to make music that reflects your ideals, but considering the isolating process of recording and the time and energy requirements of touring,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/you-want-to-make-music-that-reflects-your-ideals-but-considering-the/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

> [There are personal topics on the record that have nothing to do with creativity but were maybe amplified by the demands of the band.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/there-are-personal-topics-on-the-record-that-have-nothing-to-do-with/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

> [They even let me do the ads for the album. I definitely want it all to be presented right, but I don't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/they-even-let-me-do-the-ads-for-the-album-i-definitely-want-it-all-to/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

> [Every time you pick up an instrument, it's not always out of necessity - for a certain kind of person, it's a choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/every-time-you-pick-up-an-instrument-it-s-not-always-out-of-necessity/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

> [The touring thing is such a huge time commitment. I'm really feeling like I want to start writing and recording music again. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/the-touring-thing-is-such-a-huge-time-commitment-i-m-really-feeling/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

> [I don't really hang out with anyone. I'll hang out with my band ... but I don't have any friends aside from that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/i-don-t-really-hang-out-with-anyone-i-ll-hang-out-with-my-band-but-i/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

> [The notes sound like they're coming from inside your mind... It was the closest thing to a psychedelic experience I've ever had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/the-notes-sound-like-they-re-coming-from-inside-your-mind-it-was-the/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

> [Fleet Foxes will never, ever, under no circumstances, from now until the world chokes on gas fumes, sign to a major label. This includes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/fleet-foxes-will-never-ever-under-no-circumstances-from-now-until-the/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

> [Being in Portland is cool. I have some good friends here and the general feeling might be a little more welcoming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/being-in-portland-is-cool-i-have-some-good-friends-here-and-the/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

> [We're covering all our bases so we can do whatever we want next time. That's how we're looking at it, rather than this just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/we-re-covering-all-our-bases-so-we-can-do-whatever-we-want-next-time/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

> [You want to think about certain styles of music as being reflective of a certain culture or a certain time or a point of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-pecknold/you-want-to-think-about-certain-styles-of-music-as-being-reflective/)

[Robin Pecknold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-pecknold/)

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