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> [I can tell what inspired the songs for me, or what I was thinking and feeling at the time. But I don't want that to be the definitive meaning behind the song. I like the idea that people can interpret,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/i-can-tell-what-inspired-the-songs-for-me-or-what-i-was-thinking-and/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

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## More by Nicholas Thorburn

> [Everybody now who's playing in Unicorn band is deeply schooled in music. I'm the only one who's self-taught, which I think is a bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/everybody-now-who-s-playing-in-unicorn-band-is-deeply-schooled-in/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

> [You're forced to step into that performer role. I can't just hide behind a synthesizer forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/you-re-forced-to-step-into-that-performer-role-i-can-t-just-hide/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

> [I can tell what inspired the songs for me, or what I was thinking and feeling at the time. But I don't want that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/i-can-tell-what-inspired-the-songs-for-me-or-what-i-was-thinking-and/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

> [I wrote a cheesy love song - called "Tender Torture". I guess it's more of a song about being away from someone that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/i-wrote-a-cheesy-love-song-called-tender-torture-i-guess-it-s-more-of/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

> [You know what I think the guy who reviewed the live show for Pitchfork suffers from? Shy/asshole confusion. I'm not an asshole. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/you-know-what-i-think-the-guy-who-reviewed-the-live-show-for/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

> [I really do just try to tune as much out as I can and make things that I think just sound good to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/i-really-do-just-try-to-tune-as-much-out-as-i-can-and-make-things/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

> [I'll acknowledge that I'm from Canada but I don't think I'll acknowledge that I'm Canadian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/i-ll-acknowledge-that-i-m-from-canada-but-i-don-t-think-i-ll/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

> [It's always something that interests me, crafting a really perfect pop gem, but it's not a lifelong obsession. I've kind of moved beyond it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/it-s-always-something-that-interests-me-crafting-a-really-perfect-pop/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

> [When people all wear the same thing, people notice. They aren't stupid. People don't go, "Oh, you can see right through them!"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/when-people-all-wear-the-same-thing-people-notice-they-aren-t-stupid/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

> [I've always got songs ready to go. It's not a challenge to conjure anything, it's just whether the music I supply is desirable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/i-ve-always-got-songs-ready-to-go-it-s-not-a-challenge-to-conjure/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

> [It is a game you have to play. You have to tour your ass off. It's just always "where am I now" versus "where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/it-is-a-game-you-have-to-play-you-have-to-tour-your-ass-off-it-s-just/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

> [I'm totally open to outside opinions and criticism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/i-m-totally-open-to-outside-opinions-and-criticism/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

> [I operate in such a vacuum. I write by myself, it's a very solitary experience, and I'm not used to, I've never had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/i-operate-in-such-a-vacuum-i-write-by-myself-it-s-a-very-solitary/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

> [I don't want to over think anything because the second I do, I start to fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/i-don-t-want-to-over-think-anything-because-the-second-i-do-i-start/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

> ["Jogging Gorgeous Summer" song was inspired by a general feeling of sunshine, feeling good, sitting in the backseat of a car and hearing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-thorburn/jogging-gorgeous-summer-song-was-inspired-by-a-general-feeling-of/)

[Nicholas Thorburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-thorburn/)

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