It was just the next logical step from making succinct pop songs. What do you do after that? You make pop songs that are longer and more epic, that push the envelope. Imagine your favourite song, or something that you… — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
My family was always playing music; I always enjoyed it. My cousin, who is a little older than me, he started playing music, so… — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
I really love that 'I Can Feel the Heart Beating as One' Yo La Tengo record a lot. — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
John Prine in particular... just the chord changes combined with the words. He definitely can make you cry a little bit. Just a little… — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
'Street Legal' is like a cult classic. It's pretty cheesy at times, but you learn to embrace it. — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
Philly's busy enough. There are tons of record stores and record-head friends and plenty of D.I.Y. shows. It's a place where people pass through… — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
I do a lot of things, and I'll get excited about them - maybe it'll be a song in a movie - and then… — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
Maybe I'm biased because I'm from there. It's close enough to New York but it's not swallowed up by New York's hustle and bustle.… — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
I've never gotten in too much trouble with alcohol. I've never had a drinking problem, really. — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
I get to come home to my family. It's awesome, just constant adventure, never a dull moment. So much life. — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
My cousin used to make fun of me for liking stuff like C+C Music Factory. I didn't have any tapes; I just liked their… — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
That Yo La Tengo record, 'Painful,' has got some real awesome, noisy, mellow heartbreakers. — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
I always sort of liked Mesa/Boogies, but I wasn't sure if they were cool or not cool. — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
I love polished pop music, but stuff like Neil Young's Crazy Horse vibe or Waylon Jennings, that stuff is raw and real. — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
