We've always said that our band is pretty much an open system and there's no rules governing anything... so who knows what… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
Now that that album's done [TModern Vampires of the City], I have time to revisit things that I was working on earlier,… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I always want to be somewhat uncomfortable. But at the same time I want to make music that you react to viscerally. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I tend to use different microphones, different mic techniques, and different recording mediums - like analogue tape - that evoke multiple eras… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
Well, the announcement to say that I was no longer a member of Vampire Weekend was something that was in the works… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
As a kid I had gone to New York a handful of times with my family. I definitely think it planted a… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I think that all music is inherently political, and, at the same time, I'm interested in the politics of inclusion not exclusion.… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I think that's the only way I know how to write songs, is to think about my life, and also to think… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I had no problem working for 15 hours straight when I was producing someone else, but I couldn't do it with my… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
As far as the lyrics go, I think I was negotiating a moment in my life where I didn't feel happy. I… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
It took me some time to join the various streams of making music that was technically good and making music that made… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
It's hard to say how time factors into your work, because sometimes things will come to you very quickly, but it will… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I am a very big fan of Brian Eno, of his work as an artist and making his music, and as a producer. In… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I tend to use different microphones, different mic techniques, and different recording mediums - like analogue tape - that evoke multiple eras of recorded… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I think the music that speaks to me the most is music that is personal. And that's the music that I'm trying to make. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I've always been very good at helping other people finish their songs. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
The most exciting songs to me are the unlikely hits, when you think, 'I love this, but why is it on the radio?' — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
Even though I've been making electronic music since I was 14, it's hard for people to see you as a producer with a musical… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
It's always my mission to try to do something that hasn't been done before, whether that's musically, lyrically or in terms of mixing. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
There's a line in the Arthur Russell documentary where his partner talks about how Arthur is really interested in process. He never felt like… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
The first Vampire Weekend record was the first full-length album that I produced. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
Classical music can be catchy, so can African instrumental guitar music. It's not just pop songs that are catchy. Rhythms can be catchy, too. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
Because of who I am, and how open I am, there's something inherently political about just writing love songs. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I've always had a complex relationship towards my identity as an American. — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
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