It's kind of crazy how music helped me overcome the anxieties that I have. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Literally everything I do is either write songs and play music, or I'm immersed in my domestic life. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
At 12 or 13, I picked up a guitar because my mother made me learn how to play. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Some people play steel string beautifully, but I'm not exactly a world-class picker. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Young bands are so angry. There are young bands that are so incredibly successful, getting incredible reviews, and they are totally angry. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
I've learned by experience that, if I get too clever with lyrics, or if I'm not totally embodying my own wants and… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
All the issues you deal with get more complicated as you get older; it takes more focus to write songs that reflect… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
The minute we first started recording 'Defend Yourself,' I thought, 'Yeah. We're going to have to deal with a really terrible review… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
I really don't have a method. I gravitate towards the organic/acoustic, but I still often complete songs musically before attempting to find… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
If you put heavy, regular classic guitar strings on a baritone ukulele, it gets pretty low. It has a really nice, low,… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Just from the beginning, I really liked playing around with tape recorders. And then, when I got into punk rock, I only… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Music doesn't always bring me to tears; if I hear 'Love' by John Lennon at a vulnerable moment, it will bring me… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
From when I young, a lot of the things I grappled with, with instruments, was how large they were. When someone places… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
I've put out a lot of stuff that just confused and alienated people: a huge chunk of songs that were verbal and… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
When I start to write a song, I have the words and I have the melody, and then it's just a matter… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
I just write... I follow the melodies that I can't forget/the ones that pop up in my brain the most. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Now, when I have a four-string that I take on the road with me, it's a regular Martin. I bought a decent… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Some of my songs are positive and stuff, but some are about staring down at the ground and obsessing about stupid things,… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
At nine or ten, I was playing guitar in music class in my elementary school in Jackson, Michigan. They had a guitar… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
'Brace the Wave' is an acoustic-electric record recorded with electricity on analog-digital and digitally-analog equipment. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
I like to collaborate with other people for studio recordings because I believe collaboration, in any form, makes music better. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
I enjoy Dinosaur for what it is. It's a unique band that has a unique chemistry. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
I look forward to so many things about going to Japan. The shows are early. It's great! They're really early, so it helps make… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
'One Part Lullaby.' It was our big major-label record. People reference it quite a bit, but it did absolutely nothing. It's like the 'Kids'… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Early on, I really liked the idea of being confrontational. I loved the idea of making songs that made people really uncomfortable. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
I've put out a lot of stuff that just confused and alienated people: a huge chunk of songs that were verbal and musical challenges… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
I went back and reread the Dinosaur chapter in 'Our Band Could Be Your Life,' and it was so depressing. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Music doesn't always bring me to tears; if I hear 'Love' by John Lennon at a vulnerable moment, it will bring me to tears. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
I'm fully aware, I've gotten terrible reviews my entire career. It's not a really big deal; it's something I can deal with. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
